A
      The General Assembly,
 
      Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financing
of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force and the related report of
the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,
 
      Recalling Security Council resolutions 983 (1995) of 31 March 1995, by
which the Council decided that the United Nations Protection Force within the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should be known as the United Nations
Preventive Deployment Force, and 1082 (1996) of 27 November 1996, in which the
Council extended the mandate of the Force until 31 May 1997,
 
      Recalling also its decision 50/481 of 11 April 1996 and its resolution
50/243 of 7 June 1996 on the financing of the Force,
 
      Reaffirming that the costs of the Force 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 Force, 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 United Nations Preventive Deployment Force by certain Governments,
 
      Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Force 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
Preventive Deployment Force as at 30 November 1996, including the
contributions outstanding in the amount of 10.6 million United States dollars,
representing 23 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the
inception of the Force to the period ending 30 November 1996, notes that some
28 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 that 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 Force 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 Force is administered with a maximum of efficiency and
economy; 
 
      7.    Decides to appropriate the amount of 4,237,100 dollars gross
(4,132,500 dollars net) already authorized and apportioned in accordance with
General Assembly resolution 50/243 for the maintenance of the Force for the
period from 31 May to 30 June 1996;
 
      8.    Decides also to appropriate the amount of 25,373,400 dollars gross
(24,615,600 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Force for the period from
1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, inclusive of the amount of 632,400 dollars for
the support account for peacekeeping operations, in addition to the amount of
26,296,200 dollars gross (25,538,400 dollars net), already appropriated for
the period from 1 July to 31 December 1996 under the provisions of General
Assembly resolution 50/243;
 
      9.    Decides further, as an ad hoc arrangement, and taking into account
the amount of 26,296,200 dollars gross (25,538,400 dollars net) already
apportioned in accordance with General Assembly resolution 50/243, to
apportion an additional amount of 25,373,400 dollars gross (24,615,600 dollars
net) for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 among Member States at a
monthly rate of 4,228,900 dollars gross (4,102,600 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 Force beyond 31 May 1997;
 
      10.   Decides 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 9 above, their respective
share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated additional staff
assessment income of 757,800 dollars approved for the period from 1 July 1996
to 30 June 1997;
 
      11.   Invites voluntary contributions to the Force 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;
 
      12.   Decides to keep under review during its fifty-first session the
agenda item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Preventive Deployment
Force".
 
                                         B
 
     The General Assembly,
 
     Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing
of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force and the related reports of
the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,
 
     Recalling Security Council resolution 983 (1995) of 31 March 1995, by
which the Council decided that the United Nations Protection Force within the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should be known as the United Nations
Preventive Deployment Force, and Council resolution 1110 (1997) of 28 May
1997, in which the Council extended the mandate of the Force to 30 November
1997,
 
     Recalling also its decision 50/481 of 11 April 1996 on the financing of
the Force and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest of which was
resolution 51/154 A of 16 December 1996,
 
     Reaffirming that the costs of the Force 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 Force, 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 Force by certain Governments,
 
     Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Force 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
Preventive Deployment Force as at 15 May 1997, including the contributions
outstanding in the amount of 7.8 million United States dollars, representing
15 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the
Force to the period ending 30 June 1997, 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 Force 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
Force 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 Force 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 Force is administered with a maximum of efficiency and
economy; 
 
     8.   Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations
Preventive Deployment Force the amount of 46,506,700 dollars gross (44,969,500
dollars net) for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 July 1997
to 30 June 1998, inclusive of the amount of 1,906,700 dollars for the support
account for peacekeeping operations, to be assessed on Member States at a
monthly rate of 4,283,892 dollars gross (4,142,192 dollars net) during the
period from 1 July to 31 October 1997 and at a monthly rate of 3,671,392
dollars gross (3,550,092 dollars net) thereafter, 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 Force beyond 30
November 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 1,537,200 dollars approved for the Force 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 Force, there shall be set off against the
apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 8 above, their respective share in
the unencumbered balance of 5,259,700 dollars gross (5,070,300 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 Force, their share of the unencumbered balance of
5,259,700 dollars gross (5,070,300 dollars net) for the period ending 30 June
1996 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations;
 
     12.  Invites voluntary contributions to the Force 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 Preventive
Deployment Force".