The Security Council, by its resolution 425 (1978) - A|C|F|R|S of 19 March 1978, established the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for an initial period of six months. The mandate of UNIFIL has been extended periodically by the Council in subsequent resolutions, the latest of which was resolution 1701 (2006) - A|C|F|R|S of 11 August 2006, whereby it was extended until 31 August 2007.
At its resumed sixtieth session, in June 2006, the General Assembly stressed once again that Israel should pay the amount of $1,117,005 resulting from the incident at Qana on 18 April 1996 and requested the Secretary-General to report on the matter to the Assembly at its sixty-first session; decided to appropriate to the Special Account for UNIFIL the amount of $97,579,600 for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007, inclusive of $93,526,200 for the maintenance of the Force, $3,348,000 for the support account for peacekeeping operations and $705,400 for the United Nations Logistics Base; decided also to apportion among Member States the amount of $8,131,633 for the period from 1 to 31 July 2006; decided further that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $414,025, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of $378,200 approved for the Force, the prorated share of $31,383 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of $4,442 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base; decided to apportion among Member States the amount of $89,447,967 for the period from 1 August 2006 to 30 June 2007 at a monthly rate of $8,131,633, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Force; decided also that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $4,554,275, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of $4,160,200 approved for the Force, the prorated share of $345,217 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of $48,858 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base; decided further that for member States that had fulfilled their financial obligations to the Force, there should be set off against their apportionment their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of $8,814,700 in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2005; decided that for Member States that had not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Force, there should be set off against their outstanding obligations their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of $8,814,700 in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2005; and decided also that the decrease of $521,300 in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2005 should be set off against the credits from the amount of $8,814,700 (
resolution 60/278 -
A|
C|
F|
R|
S).
