The General Assembly,
 
      Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing
of the United Nations Mission in Haiti and the related report of the Advisory
Committee on Administrative and budgetary Questions,
 
      Recalling Security Council resolution 1048 (1996) of 29 February 1996,
in which the Council extended the mandate of the Mission for a final period of
four months, to 30 June 1996, as well as all previous Security Council
resolutions on the Mission,
 
      Recalling also its decision 48/477 of 23 December 1993 on the financing
of the Mission and its subsequent resolutions and decisions thereon, the
latest of which was resolution 50/90 B of 7 June 1996,
 
      Reaffirming that the costs of the Mission are expenses of the
Organization to be borne by Member States in accordance with Article 17,
paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations,
 
      Recalling further its previous decisions regarding the fact that, in
order to meet the expenditures caused by the Mission, a different procedure is
required from that applied to meet expenditures of the regular budget of the
United Nations,
 
      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 such an operation,
 
      Bearing in mind the special responsibilities of the States permanent
members of the Security Council, as indicated in General Assembly resolution
1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963, in the financing of such operations,
 
      Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to
the Mission by certain Governments,
 
      Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Mission with the
necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities
under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
 
      1.    Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations
Mission in Haiti as at 29 October 1996, including the contributions
outstanding in the amount of 19.9 million United States dollars, representing
6 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the
Mission to the period ending 30 June 1996, notes that some 23 per cent of the
Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all
other Member States concerned, in particular those in arrears, to ensure the
payment of their outstanding assessed contributions;
 
      2.    Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to
peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursement of troop
contributors, which bear burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of
their assessments;
 
      3.    Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid
their assessed contributions in full;
 
      4.    Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to
ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Mission in full and on
time;
 
      5.    Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the
report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;2
 
      6.    Shares the concern expressed by the Advisory Committee in
paragraph 9 of its report,2 and requests the Secretary-General to submit
detailed explanations to the General Assembly on the circumstances that led to
the overexpenditures of approximately 6.7 million dollars with respect to the
original estimates;
 
      7.    Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to
ensure that the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and
economy; 
 
      8.    Decides to reduce the appropriation and apportionment provided by
the General Assembly in its resolution 50/90 B in the amount of 15,897,900
dollars gross (15,440,300 dollars net), inclusive of the amount of 377,400
dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, for the
liquidation of the Mission for the period beginning 1 July 1996, to the amount
of 1,197,100 dollars gross (1,185,800 dollars net), inclusive of the amount of
377,400 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations;
 
      9.    Decides also that, for Member States that have fulfilled their
financial obligations to the Mission, there shall be set off against the
apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 8 above, their respective share in
the amount of 1,197,100 dollars gross (1,185,800 dollars net) from the
unencumbered balance of 17,390,100 dollars gross (16,715,100 dollars net) for
the period from 1 August 1995 to 29 February 1996;
 
      10.   Decides further that, for Member States that have not fulfilled
their financial obligations to the Mission, their share in the amount of
1,197,100 dollars gross (1,185,800 dollars net) from the unencumbered balance
of 17,390,100 dollars gross (16,715,100 dollars net) for the period from 1
August 1995 to 29 February 1996 shall be set off against their outstanding
obligations;
 
      11.   Decides that the remaining unencumbered balance of 16,193,000
dollars gross (15,529,300 dollars net) for the period from 1 August 1995 to 29
February 1996 shall be credited to Member States;
 
      12.   Decides also to keep under review during its fifty-first session
the agenda item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Mission in Haiti".
 
                                         B
 
     The General Assembly,
 
     Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financing of
the United Nations Mission in Haiti, the relevant reports of the Board of
Auditors and the Office of Internal Oversight Services and the related report
of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,
 
     Recalling Security Council resolution 1048 (1996) of 29 February 1996, in
which the Council extended the mandate of the Mission for a final period of
four months, to 30 June 1996, as well as all previous resolutions of the
Council on the Mission,
 
     Recalling also its decision 48/477 of 23 December 1993 on the financing
of the Mission and its subsequent resolutions and decisions thereon, the
latest of which was resolution 51/14 A of 4 November 1996,
 
     Reaffirming that all necessary action should be taken to ensure that the
Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy,
 
     Reaffirming also that the costs of the Mission are expenses of the
Organization to be borne by Member States in accordance with Article 17,
paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations,
 
     Recalling its previous decisions regarding the fact that, in order to
meet the expenditures caused by the Mission, a different procedure is required
from the one applied to meet expenditures of the regular budget of the United
Nations, 
 
     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 such an operation,
 
     Bearing in mind the special responsibilities of the States permanent
members of the Security Council, as indicated in General Assembly resolution
1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963, in the financing of such operations,
 
     Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to
the Mission by certain Governments,
 
     Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Mission with the
necessary financial resources to enable it to meet its outstanding
liabilities,
 
     1.   Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations
Mission in Haiti as at 15 May 1997, including the contributions outstanding in
the amount of 11 million United States dollars, representing 3 per cent of the
total assessed contributions from the inception of the Mission to the period
ending 31 July 1996, notes that some 73 per cent of the Member States have
paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States
concerned, in particular those in arrears, to ensure the payment of their
outstanding assessed contributions;
 
     2.   Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to
peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursement of troop
contributors, which bear burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of
their assessments;
 
     3.   Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid
their assessed contributions in full;
 
     4.   Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to
ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Mission in full and on
time;
 
     5.   Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the
report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;
 
     6.   Expresses its concern about problems with procurement practices and
assets management in the Mission as pointed out in the reports of the Board of
Auditors and the Office of Internal Oversight Services and in the report of
the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the
General Assembly at its fifty-second session on the measures taken to address
the problems raised in those reports;
 
     7.   Decides that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial
obligations to the Mission, their share of the unencumbered balance of
7,022,800 dollars gross (6,840,300 dollars net) for the period from 1 March to
30 June 1996 shall be credited to those Member States;
 
     8.   Decides also that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their
financial obligations to the Mission, their share of the unencumbered balance
of 7,022,800 dollars gross (6,840,300 dollars net) for the period from 1 March
to 30 June 1996 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations;
 
     9.   Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the final
disposition of the assets of the Mission;
 
     10.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-second
session the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Mission in Haiti".