Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Head of Mission with the task of formulating future budget proposals; requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; further requests the Secretary-General, in view of the recent reconfiguration and reduction in the strength of the Mission, to rejustify all posts and to report thereon to the General Assembly in the context of the budget of the Mission for the period 1 July 2007-30 June 2008; decides to reduce the appropriation of US$174,679,200 authorized for the maintenance of the Mission for the period 1 July 2006-30 June 2007 under the terms of its resolution 60/272 by $37,294,100, to $137,385,100; also decides to reduce the amount of staff assessment income for the period 1 July 2006-30 June 2007 from $3,563,700 to $2,751,000; further decides to apportion among Member States the amount of $53,824,800, inclusive of the amount of $3,121,550 for the support account for peacekeeping operations and $657,750 for the UN Logistics Base, at a monthly rate of $8,970,800 for the period 1 Jan.-30 June 2007, in addition to the amount of $91,118,900 already apportioned for the period 1 July-31 Dec. 2006; decides that there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $1,370,050 for the period 1 Jan.-30 June 2007, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of $969,150 approved for the Mission, the prorated share of $351,100 approved for the support account and the prorated share of $49,800 approved for the UN Logistics Base.

Adopted without vote, 84th plenary meeting

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Symbol on document A/RES/61/248.
Issued in GAOR, 61st sess., Suppl. no. 49.