Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2000
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SymbolA/RES/55/235
TitleScale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Decides that the permanent members of the Security Council should form a separate level and that, consistent with their special responsibilities for the maintenance of peace and security, they should be assessed at a higher rate than for the regular budget; decides that the least developed countries should be placed in a separate level and receive the highest rate of discount available under the scale; decides also that after 2001-2003, transition periods of 2 years will apply to countries moving up by 2 levels, and that transition periods of 3 years will apply to countries moving up by 3 levels or more without prejudice; decides that the structure of levels to be implemented from 1 July 2001 shall be reviewed after 9 years; decides that Tuvalu and Cambodia should be included in the group of Member States set out in paragraph 3 (d) of resolution 43/232; decides also that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and South Africa should be included in the group of Member States set out in paragraph 3 (c) of resolution 43/232; decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, to assess the share of the Republic of Korea, which currently belongs to Group C, in the costs of peacekeeping operations in the following manner: 36% of the regular budget assessment beginning on 1 July 2001, 52% in 2002, 68% in 2003, 84% in 2004 and 100% in 2005.
Call number
A(01)/R3
Action note2000-12-23
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 89th plenary meeting
DraftA/C.5/55/L.37
Committee reportA/55/712
Meeting record
A/55/PV.89
Agenda information
A/55/251 169 Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations. UN--BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS--PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Date[New York] : UN, 30 Jan. 2001
Description
6 p. : table
Notes
"Annex: Assignment of contribution levels for 2001-2003": p. 5-6.