A
      The General Assembly,
 
      Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financing
of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the related report
of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,
 
      Recalling Security Council resolution 1035 (1995) of 21 December 1995,
by which the Council established the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and
Herzegovina for a period of one year,
 
      Recalling also Security Council resolution 1066 (1996) of 15 July 1996,
in which the Council authorized the United Nations military observers to
continue to monitor the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula,
 
      Recalling further its decision 50/481 of 11 April 1996 and its
resolution 50/241 of 7 June 1996 on the financing of the Mission,
 
      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 its previous decision 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,
 
      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 Bosnia and Herzegovina as at 30 November 1996, including the
contributions outstanding in the amount of 13.7 million United States dollars,
representing 12 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the
inception of the Mission to the period ending 20 December 1996, notes that
some 27 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.    Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to
ensure that the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and
economy; 
 
      7.    Decides to appropriate the amount of 75,619,800 dollars gross
(72,225,600 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Mission for the period
from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, inclusive of the amount of 1,918,300 dollars
for the support account for peacekeeping operations, in addition to the amount
of 75,619,800 dollars gross (72,225,600 dollars net) already appropriated for
the period from 1 July to 31 December 1996 under the provisions of General
Assembly resolution 50/241;
 
      8.    Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, and taking into account
the amount of 75,619,800 dollars gross (72,225,600 dollars net) already
apportioned in accordance with General Assembly resolution 50/241, to
apportion the additional amount of 75,619,800 dollars gross (72,225,600
dollars net) for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 among Member
States at a monthly rate of 12,603,300 dollars gross (12,037,600 dollars net)
in accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of
General Assembly resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as adjusted by the
Assembly in its resolutions 44/192 B of 21 December 1989, 45/269 of 27 August
1991, 46/198 A of 20 December 1991, 47/218 A of 23 December 1992, 49/249 A of
20 July 1995, 49/249 B of 14 September 1995 and 50/224 of 11 April 1996 and
its decisions 48/472 A of 23 December 1993 and 50/451 B of 23 December 1995,
and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 1997, as set out
in its resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994 and its decision 50/471 A of 23
December 1995, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the
mandate of the Mission beyond 20 December 1996;
 
      9.    Decides further that, in accordance with the provisions of its
resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the
apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 8 above, their
respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated additional
staff assessment income of 3,394,200 dollars approved for the period from 1
July 1996 to 30 June 1997;
 
      10.   Invites voluntary contributions to the Mission in cash and in the
form of services and supplies acceptable to the Secretary-General, to be
administered, as appropriate, in accordance with the procedure established by
the General Assembly in its resolutions 43/230 of 21 December 1988, 44/192 A
of 21 December 1989 and 45/258 of 3 May 1991;
 
      11.   Decides to keep under review during its fifty-first session the
agenda item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and
Herzegovina".
 
                                         B
 
     The General Assembly,
 
     Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing
of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the related
reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,
 
     Recalling Security Council resolution 1035 (1995) of 21 December 1995, by
which the Council established the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and
Herzegovina for an initial period of one year, and Council resolution 1088
(1996) of 12 December 1996, by which the Council extended the mandate of the
Mission to 21 December 1997,
 
     Recalling also Security Council resolution 1093 (1997) of 14 January
1997, in which the Council authorized the United Nations military observers to
continue to monitor the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula until 15
July 1997,
 
     Recalling further its decision 50/481 of 11 April 1996 on the financing
of the Mission and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest of which was
resolution 51/152 A of 16 December 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 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,
 
     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 Bosnia and Herzegovina as at 15 May 1997, including the
contributions outstanding in the amount of 27.4 million United States dollars,
representing 18 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the
inception of the Mission to the period ending 30 June 1997, notes that some 21
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
reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;
 
     6.   Approves, on an exceptional basis, the special arrangements for the
Mission with regard to the application of article IV of the financial
regulations of the United Nations, whereby appropriations required in respect
of obligations owed to Governments providing contingents and/or logistic
support to the Mission shall be retained beyond the period stipulated under
financial regulations 4.3 and 4.4, as set out in the annex to the present
resolution;
 
     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 appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations
Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina the amount of 178,880,900 dollars gross
(170,269,700 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Mission for the period
from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, inclusive of the amount of 6,880,900 dollars
for the support account for peacekeeping operations, to be apportioned among
Member States at a monthly rate of 14,906,742 dollars gross (14,189,142
dollars net) in accordance with the composition of groups set out in
paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assembly resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as
adjusted by the Assembly in its resolutions 44/192 B of 21 December 1989,
45/269 of 27 August 1991, 46/198 A of 20 December 1991, 47/218 A of 23
December 1992, 49/249 A of 20 July 1995, 49/249 B of 14 September 1995, 50/224
of 11 April 1996 and 51/218 A and B of 18 December 1996 and its decisions
48/472 A of 23 December 1993 and 50/451 B of 23 December 1995, and taking into
account the scale of assessments for the year 1997, as set out in its
resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994 and its decision 50/471 A of 23
December 1995, and for the year 1998, subject to the decision of the Security
Council to extend the mandate of the Mission beyond 21 December 1997;
 
     9.   Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its
resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the
apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 8 above, their
respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff
assessment income of 8,611,200 dollars approved for the Mission for the period
from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998;
 
     10.  Decides further 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 unencumbered balance of 6,516,800 dollars gross (6,500,800 dollars net) in
respect of the period ending 30 June 1996;
 
     11.  Decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their
financial obligations to the Mission, their share of the unencumbered balance
of 6,516,800 dollars gross (6,500,800 dollars net) for the period ending 30
June 1996 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations;
 
     12.  Invites voluntary contributions to the Mission in cash and in the
form of services and supplies acceptable to the Secretary-General, to be
administered, as appropriate, in accordance with the procedure and practices
established by the General Assembly;
 
     13.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-second
session the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia
and Herzegovina".