Resolution 37/127
(December 17, 1982)
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the Secretary General on the
financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the related
report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,
Bearing in mind Security Council resolution 425
(1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978, 427 (1978) of 3 May 1978, 434
(1978) of 18 September 1978, 444 (1979) of 19 January 1979, 450 (1979) of
14 June 1979, 459 (1979) of 19 December 1979, 474 (1980) of 17 June 1980,
483 (1980) of 17 December 1980, 488 (1981) of 19 June 1981, 498 (1981) of
18 December 1981, 501 (1982) of 25 February 1982, 511 (1982) of 18 June
1982, 519 (1982) of 17 August 1982 and 523 (1982) of 18 October 1982,
Recalling its resolutions S-8/2 of 21 April 1978,
33/14 of 3 November 1978, 34/9 B of 17 December, 35/44 of I December 1980,
35/115 A of 10 December 1980, 36/138 A of 16 December 1981 and 36/138 C of
19 March 1982,
Reaffirming its previous decisions regarding the
fact that, in order to meet the expenditures caused by such operations, a
different procedure from the one applied to meet expenditures of the
regular budget of the United Nations is required,
Taking into account the fact that the
economically more developed countries are in a position to make relatively
larger contributions and that the economically less developed countries
have a relatively limited capacity to contribute towards peace-keeping
operations involving heavy expenditures,
Bearing in mind the special responsibilities of
the States permanent members of the Security Council in the financing of
peace-keeping operations decided upon in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations,
I.
Decides to appropriate to the Special Account
referred to in Section 1, paragraph 1, of General
Assembly resolution S-8/ 2 an amount of $89,724,996
gross ($88,887,000 net), being the amount authorized and apportioned under
the provisions of section III of Assembly resolution 36/138 A and paragraph
I of resolution 36/138 C for the operation of the United nations Interim
Force in Lebanon from 19 December 1981 to 18 June 1982 inclusive;
II.
Decides to appropriate to the Special Account
referred to in Section 1, paragraph 1, of General Assembly resolution S-8/2
an amount of $30,459,332 gross ($30,175,66 net), being the amount
authorized and apportioned under the provisions of section III of Assembly
resolution 36/138 A and paragraph I of resolution 36/138 C for the
operation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon from 19 June to 18
August 1982, inclusive;
III.
Decides to appropriate to the Special
Account referred to in Section 1, paragraph 1, of General Assembly
resolution S-8/2 an amount of $30,459,332 gross ($30,175,666 net), being
the amount authorized and apportioned under the provisions of section Ill
of Assembly resolution 36/138 A and paragraph I of resolution 36/138 C for
the operation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon from 19 August
to 18 October inclusive;
IV.
Decides to appropriate to the Special Account
referred to in Section 1, paragraph 1, of General Assembly resolution S-8/
2 an amount of $30,459,332 gross ($30,175,666 net), being the amount
authorized and apportioned under the provisions of section Ill of Assembly
resolution 36/138 A and paragraph I of resolution 36/138 C for the
operation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon from 19 October to
18 December inclusive;
V.
Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into
commitments for the operation of the United Nations Interim Force in
Lebanon from 19 December 1982 to 18 January 1983 inclusive, in an amount
not to exceed $15,229,666 gross ($15,087,833 net), the said amount to be
apportioned among Member States in accordance with the scheme set out in
General Assembly resolution 33/14 and the provisions of section V,
paragraph 1, of resolution 34/9 B, section VI, paragraph 1, of resolution
35/115 A and section VI, paragraph 1, of resolution 36/138 A, the scale of
assessments for the years 1980, 1981, and 1982 shall be applied against a
portion thereof, that is, $6,386,634 gross ($6,327,156 net), being the
amount pertaining on a pro rata basis to the period from 19 to 31 December
1982 inclusive, and the scale of assessments for the years 1983, 1984 and
1985 shall be applied against the balance for the period thereafter;
VI.
Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into
commitments for the operation of the United Nations Interim Force in
Lebanon at a rate not to exceed $15,229,666 gross ($15,087,833 net) per
month for the period from 19 January 1983 to 18 December 1983 inclusive,
should the Security Council decide to continue the Force beyond the period
of three months authorized under its resolution 523 (1982), subject to
obtaining the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative
and Budgetary Questions for the actual level of commitments to be entered
into each mandate period that may be approved subsequent to 19 January
1983, the said amount to be apportioned among Member States in accordance
with the scheme set out in General Assembly resolution 33/14 and the
provisions of section V, paragraph 1, of resolution 34/9 B, section VI,
paragraph 1, of resolution 35/115 A and section VI, paragraph 1, of
resolution 36/138 A, in the proportions determined by the scale of
assessments for the years 1983, 1984 and 1985;
VII.
1. Renews its invitation to Member States to make
voluntary contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon both
in cash and in the form of services and supplies acceptable to the
Secretary-General;
2. Invites Member States to make voluntary
contributions in cash to the Suspense Account established in accordance
with its resolution 34/9 D of 17 December 1979;
VIII.
Requests the Secretary-General to take all
necessary action to ensure that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
shall be administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;
IX.
1. Decides that Antigua and Barbados, Belize and
Vanuatu shall be included in the group of Member States mentioned in
section 1, paragraph 2(d) of General Assembly resolution S-8/2 and that
their contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon shall be
calculated in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs I and 6 of the
General Assembly resolution 37/125 A of 17 December 1982;
2. Decides further that, in accordance with
regulation 5.2(c) of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations, the
contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon until 18
December 1982 of the Member States referred to in paragraph I of the
present section shall be treated as miscellaneous income to be set off
against the apportionments authorized in section V above.
B.
The General Assembly,
Having regard to the financial position of the
Special Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, as set
forth in the report of the Secretary-General, and referring to paragraph 7
of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary
Questions,
Mindful of the fact that it is essential to
provide the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon with the necessary
financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the
relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
Concerned that the Secretary-General is
continuing to face growing difficulties in meeting the obligations of the
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon on a current basis, particularly
those due to the Governments of troop-contributing States,
Recalling its resolutions 34/9 E of 17 December
1979, 35/115 B of 10 December 1980 and 36/138 B of 16 December 1981,
Recognizing that, in consequence of the
withholding of contributions by certain Member States, the surplus balances
in the Special Account for the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon
have, in effect, been drawn upon to the full extent to supplement the
income received from contributions for meeting expenses of the Force,
Concerned that the application of the provisions
of regulations 5.2(b), 5.2(d), 4.3 and 4.4 of the Financial Regulations of
the United nations would aggravate the already difficult financial
situation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon,
Decides that the provisions of regulations
5.2(b), 5.2(d), 4.3 and 4.4 of the Financial Regulations of the United
nations shall be suspended in respect of the amount of $5,939,256, which
otherwise would have to be surrendered pursuant to those provisions, this
amount to be entered in the account referred to in the operative part of
General Assembly resolution 34/9E and held in suspense until a further
decision is taken by the Assembly.
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