Financing of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the UNIFIL the amount of US$146,833,694 gross for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2000-30 June 2001, inclusive of the amount of $6,967,059 gross for the support account for peacekeeping operations and the amount of $1,089,216 gross for the UN Logistics Base; decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion among Member States the amount of $12,236,141 gross for the period from 1-31 July 2000 and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 2000; decides further that, there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of $411,988 approved for the Force for the period from 1-31 July 2000; decides that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Force, there shall be set off against the apportionment, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of $8,329,300 gross in respect of the period from 1 July 1998-30 June 1999; decides also that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Force, their share of the unencumbered balance of $8,329,300 gross in respect of the period from 1 July 1998-30 June 1999 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations; decides further, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion among Member States the amount of $134,597,553 gross for the period 1 August 2000-30 June 2001, at a monthly rate of $12,236,141 gross and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 2000 and for the year 2001, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Force beyond 31 July 2000.

Adopted 110-2-0, 98th meeting

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