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194 General Assembly-Thirty-third Session Concerned that the financial situation of the Forces will soon be reaching a critical stage, 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 temporarily in respect of the amount of $17,693,065 which otherwise would have to be surrendered pursuant to these pro- visions, this amount to be entered in a separately iden- tified account of the United Nations and held in suspense pending a further decision by the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session. F The General Assembly, 84th plenary meeting 14 December 197 8 Aware of the special nature of the operations of the United Nations Emergency Force and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force and the dif- ficulties inherent in their financing, Considering the mounting deficit in the Special Account for the United Nations Emergency Force and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force due to the withholdings of certain Member States of their contributions to the Forces, and the resulting difficulties to pay the troop-contributing Governments the amounts due to them on a current basis, mainly because of the lack of funds in the Special Account, Convinced of the need to make special provisions for the liquidation of the outstanding obligations of the United Nations Emergency Force and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force to Govern- ments providing contingents and/or logistic support to the Forces, l. Takes note of the report of the Secretary- General25 and the related comments of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Ques- tions;26 2. Approves the following special arrangements for the United Nations Emergency Force and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in regard to the application of article IV of the United Nations Financial Regulations, whereby appropriations required in respect of obligations owed to Govern- ments providing contingents and/ or logistic support to the Forces shall be retained beyond the period stipulated under financial regulations 4.3 and 4.4: (a) At the end of the twelve-month period pro- vided in regulation 4.3, any unliquidated obligations of the financial period in question relating to goods supplied and services rendered by Governments for which claims have been received, or which are covered by established reimbursement rates, shall be transferred to accounts payable; such accounts payable shall remain recorded in the Special Account until payment is effected; (b) Any other unliquidated obligations of the financial period in question owed to Governments for goods supplied and services rendered, as well as other obligations owed to Governments, for which required claims have not yet been received, shall remain valid for an additional period of four years following the end of the twelve-month period provided in regula- tion 4.3; claims received during this four-year period 25 A/C.5/33/45. 26 A/33/391, para. 36. shall be treated as provided under subparagraph (a) above, if appropriate; at the end of the additional four- year period any unliquidated obligations shall be cancelled and the then remaining balance of any ap- propriations retained therefor will be surrendered. 84th plenary meeting 14 December 1978 33/14. Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary- General on the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon27 as well as the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Bud- getary Questions, 28 Bearing in mind Security Council resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978, 427 (1978) of 3 May 1978 and 434 (1978) of 18 Sep- tember 1978, Recalling its resolution S-8/2 of 21 April 1978, 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 ca- pacity 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 in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, I Decides to appropriate to the Special Account re- ferred to in section I, paragraph 1, of General As- sembly resolution S-8/2 the additional amount of $6,900,000 being the amount of the commitments entered into by the Secretary-General, with the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administra- tive and Budgetary Questions, under the provisions of Assembly resolution 32/214 of 21 December 1977 for the operation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon from 19 March to 18 September 1978 in- clusive, in order to meet additional expenses of the Force arising from Security Council resolution 427 (1978) of 3 May 1978, the said amount to be ap- portioned among Member States in accordance with the scheme set forth in Assembly resolution S-8/2; II 1. Decides to appropriate an amount of $44,568,000 for the operation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for the period from 19 Sep- tember 1978 to 18 January 1979 inclusive, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to maintain the Special Account for the Force; 2. Decides further, as an ad hoe arrangement, without prejudice to the positions of principle that may be taken by Member States in any consideration 2 • A/33/292. 2s A/33/328. VIII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 195 by the General Assembly of arrangements for the financing of peace-keeping operations: (a) To apportion an amount of $27,297,900 for the above-mentioned four-month period among the Member States referred to in paragraph 2 (a) of General Assembly resolution S-8/2 in the proportions determined by the scale of assessments for the years 1978 and 1979; (b) To apportion an amount of $16,311,888 for the above-mentioned four-month period among the Member States referred to in paragraph 2 ( b) of reso- lution S-8/2 in the proportions determined by the scale of assessments for the years 1978 and 1979; (c) To apportion an amount of $940,385 for the above-mentioned four-month period among the Mem- ber States referred to in paragraph 2 ( c) of resolution S-8/2 in the proportions determined by the scale of assessments for the years 1978 and 1979; (d) To apportion an amount of $17,827 for the above-mentioned four-month period among the Mem- ber States referred to in paragraph 2 (d) of resolution S-8/2 in the proportions determined by the scale of assessments for the years 1978 and 1979; 3. 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 2 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of $370,000 approved for the period from 19 September 1978 to 18 January 1979 inclusive, reduced by $118,000 being the decrease in the estimated staff assessment income for the period from 19 March to 18 September 1978 inclusive; III Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into com- mitments for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon at a rate not to exceed $11,142,000 per month for the period from 19 January to 31 October 1979 inclusive, should the Security Council decide to continue the Force beyond the period of four months authorized under its resolution 434 ( 1978) of 18 Sep- tember 1978, the said amount to be apportioned among Member States in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution; IV 1. Invites 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. Requests the Secretary-General to take all neces- sary action to ensure that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; V 1. Decides that Djibouti and Viet Nam shall be included in the group of Member States mentioned in section I, paragraphs 2 (d) and 2 (c), respectively, of General Assembly resolution S-8/2 and that their contributions for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of Assembly resolution 33/11 of 3 November 1978; 2. Decides further that, in accordance with regula- tion 5.2 (c) of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations, the contributions of the Member States listed in paragraph 1 of the present section to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon in respect of the appropriation apportioned under General Assembly resolution S-8/2 for the operation of the Force from 19 March to 18 September 1978 shall be treated as miscellaneous income to be further set off against the appropriations apportioned in section II above. 44th plenary meeting 3 November 1978 33/55. Pattern of conferences The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1202 (XII) of 13 Decem- ber 1957, 1851 (XVII) of 19 December 1962, 1987 (XVIII) of 17 December 1963, 2116 (XX) of 21 December 1965, 2239 (XXI) of 20 December 1966, 2361 (XXII) of 19 December 1967, 2478 (XXIII) of 21 December 1968, 2609 (XXIV) of 16 December 1969, 2693 (XXV) of 11 December 1970, 2834 (XXVI) of 17 December 1971, 2960 (XXVII) of 13 December 1972, 3351 (XXIX) of 18 December 1974, 3491 (XXX) of 15 December 1975, 31/140 of 17 December 1976 and 32/71 and 32/72 of 9 Decem- ber 1977, I 1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Committee on Conferences, 29 established by its reso- lution 3351 (XXIX) and retained by its resolution 32/72, and approves the recommendations contained therein; 2. Approves the revised calendar of conferences and meetings for 1979 set forth in annex I to volume II of the report of the Committee on Conferences; 3. Affirms that no more than one special con- ference should be convened at the same time; II l. Notes with satisfaction that the number of in- tersessional departures from the approved calendar has been reduced; 2. Reaffirms that, if and when intersessional de- partures are granted, the servicing should be financed from the approved appropriations for conference serv- ices; 3. Again calls upon all United Nations bodies to conclude their work within the time allotted to them and to review their work procedures to that end, in particular to adhere strictly to the guidelines for re- ducing the wastage resulting from cancellations of scheduled meetings; 4. Encourages closer co-operation between the Economic and Social Council and the Committee on Conferences to promote the efficient and economical conduct of the United Nations conference programme; 5. Requests United Nations bodies to review the length and cycle of their sessions with a view to ex- ploring the possibilities of shortening them and of meeting on a biennial basis or less frequently. 84th plenary meeting 14 December 1978 33/56. Control and limitation of documentation The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2292 (XXII) of 8 De- cember 1967, 2361 (XXII) of 19 December 1967, 29 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 32 (A/33/32).

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