A/RES/1441(XIV) GA

Reeolutiom adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 49 sources for the construction of the building, and, if necessary, for the acquisition of a site therefor; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to present to the General Assemblr at its fifteenth session: (a) A report by the Board of Trustees of the School on the establishment and operations of the Fund; ( b) His recommendations, together with the com- ments of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, on future contributions to the Fund and on the means of financing such contributions, including the suggestion contained in paragraphs 8 and 9 of his report ; ( c) A report on the progress which has been made in finding permanent accommodation for the School. 846th plenary meeting, 5 December 1959. 1440 (XIV). Report of the Negotiating Committee for Extra-Budgetary Funds A The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Negotiating Com- mittee for Extra-Budgetary Funds81 appointed at the thirteenth session of the General Assembly, Decides that: 1. An ad hoe Committee of the whole Assembly, under the chairmanship of the President of the session, shall be convened as soon as practicable after the open- ing of the fifteenth session, where pledges of voluntary contributions for the refugee programmes for the follow- ing year would be announced ; 2.- States not Members of the United Nations, but members of one or more of the specialized agencies, shall be invited to attend the meetings of the ad hoe Committee for the purpose of announcing their pledges to the refugee programmes ; 3. In order to ensure maximum attendance, as great advance publicity as possible shall be given to the meet- ings of the ad hoe Committee and they shall be so scheduled that no other meetings are held at the same time. B The General Assembly 846th plenary meeting, 5 December 1959. 1. Requests the President of the General Assembly to appoint a Negotiating Committee for Extra-Budgetary Funds consisting of not more than ten members, with the same terms of reference as those laid down in Assembly resolution 693 (VII) of 25 October 1952, to serve from the close of the fourteenth session to the close of the fifteenth session of the Assembly ; 2. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifteenth session the item entitled "Report of the Negotiating Committee for Extra-Budgetary Funds". 846th plenary meeting, 5 December 1959. • • • Al lhe 84fJlh Plenary meeting on 5 December 1959, the Presi- dent of the General Assembly appointed a Negotiating Com- 81 [bid., agenda item 46, document A/4267. mittee for Extra-Budgetary Funds to serve until the close of the fifteenth session of the Assembly. The Committee is com- posed as follows: ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CANADA, FRANCE, LEBANON, NEW ZEALAND, PAKISTAN, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1441 (XIV). United Nations Emergency Force82 The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1089 (XI) of 21 December 1956, 1151 (XII) of 22 November 1957 and 1337 (XIII) of 13 December 1958, Having considered the observations made by Member States concerning the financing of the United Nations Emergency Force, Having examined the budget estimates for the Force submitted by the Secretary-General for the year 196033 and the observations and recommendations of the Ad- visory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions thereon in its eleventh84 and twenty-eighth3~ reports to the General Assembly at its fourteenth session, Having noted with satisfaction that special financial assistance in the amount of about $3,475,000 has been pledged voluntarily towards the expenditures for the Force in 1960, Considering that it is desirable to apply voluntary contributions of special financial assistance in such a manner as to reduce the· financial burden on those Gov- ernments which have the least capacity, as indicated by the regular scale of assessments, to contribute towards the expenditures for maintaining the Force, 1. Authorizes the Secretary-General to expend up to a maximum of $20 million for the continuing operation of the United Nations Emergency Force during 1960; 2. Decides to assess the amount of $20 million against all Members of the United Nations on the basis of the regular scale of assessments, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 below ; 3. Decides that voluntary contributions pledged prior to 31 December 1959 towards expenditures for the Force in 1960 shall be applied as a credit to reduce by SO per cent the contributions of as many Governments of Member States as possible, commencing with those Governments assessed at the minimum percentage of 0.04 per cent and then including, in order, those Gov- ernments assessed at the next highest percentages until the total amount of voluntary contributions has been fully applied ; 4. Decides that, if Governments of Member States do not avail themselves of credits provided for in para- graph 3 above, then the amounts involved shall be credited to section 9 of the 1960 budget for the Force. 846th plenary meeting, 5 December 1959. 82 See also resolution 1442 (XIV) and "Allocation of agenda items", footnote 6. 88 Official Rtcords of the General Assembly, Fourtemtlt Session, Annexes, agenda item 28, documents A/4160 and A/C.5/800. H Ibid., document A/4171. 811 [bid., document A/4284.

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