A/RES/42/223 GA

VIII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 279 ANNEX Amendments to the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Article 5 UNITED NATIONS JOINT STAFF PENSION BOARD Replace paragraph (a) by the following text: "(a) The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board shall consist of: "(i) Twelve members appointed by the United Nations Staff Pension Committee, four of whom shall be from the members and alter- nate members elected by the General Assembly, four from those appointed by the Secretary-General, and four from those elected by the participants in service in the United Nations; and "(ii) Twenty-one members appointed by the staff pension commit- tees of the other member organizations in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Fund, seven of whom shall be from the members and alternate members chosen by the bodies of the member organizations corresponding to the General Assembly, seven from those appointed by the chief administrative officers of the member organizations, and seven from those chosen by the participants in service." Article 6 STAFF PENSION COMMITTEES Replace paragraph (a) by the following text: "(a) The United Nations Staff Pension Committee shall consist of four members and four alternate members elected by the General As- sembly, four members and two alternate members appointed by the Secretary-General, and four members and two alternate members, who shall be participants in the Fund and on the staff of the United Nations, elected by the participants in service in the United Nations by secret ballot." Article 25 CONTRIBUTIONS Replace paragraph (a) by the following text: "(a) Contributions by the participant and by the employing mem- ber organization shall be payable to the Fund concurrently with the accrual of contributory service under article 22 (a) at the percentage rates of pensionable remuneration specified below: A B C Employing member Participants organizations For periods of contributory service (percentage) (percentage) Before 1984 7.00 14.00 As from 1 January 1984 to 30 June 1988 ........ 7.25 14.50 As from 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1989 .......... 7.40 14.80 As from 1 July 1989 7.50 15.00" 42/223. 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 Lebanon 72 and the related report of the Advisory Com- mittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,73 Bearing in mind Security Council resolution 425 (1978) of 19 March 1978, by which the Council established the 72 A/42/692. 73 A/42/791, sect. III. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, and the subse- quent resolutions by which the Council extended the man- date of the Force, the latest of which was resolution 599 (1987) of 31 July 1987, Recalling its resolution S-8/2 of 21 April 1978 on the fi- nancing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest of which was resolution 41/179 of 5 December 1986, Reaffirming its previous decisions regarding the fact that, in order to meet the expenditures caused by such op- erations, 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, that the economically less developed countries have a relatively limited capacity to contribute towards peace-keeping operations, and that the States per- manent members of the Security Council have special re- sponsibilities in the financing of peace-keeping operations decided upon in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, Having regard to the financial position and the adminis- tration of the Special Account for the United Nations In- terim Force in Lebanon, as set forth in the report of the Secretary-General,72 and referring to paragraph 18 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,73 Recalling its decision 34/439 of 17 December 1979 that the Special Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon should be maintained for the periods of its mandates subsequent to 18 January 1979, Recalling also its resolution 34/9 E of 17 December 1979 and subsequent resolutions which suspended the provisions of regulations 5.2 (b), 5.2 (d), 4.3 and 4.4 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations, the latest of which was resolution 41/179 B, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon with the neces- sary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibili- ties under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, Concerned that the Secretary-General is continuing to face increasing difficulties in meeting the obligations of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon on a current ba- sis, including reimbursement to current and former troop- contributing States, resulting from the withholding of con- tributions by certain Member States, Concerned also that the surplus balances in the Special Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon have, in effect, been drawn upon to the full extent to sup- plement the income received from contributions for meet- ing expenses of the Force, Concerned further that the application of the provisions of financial regulations 5.2 (b), 5.2 (d), 4.3 and 4.4 would aggravate the already difficult financial situation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, 1. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account re- ferred to in section I, paragraph 1, of General Assembly resolution S-8/2 an amount of $77,932,200 gross ($76,627,400 net) authorized and apportioned by sec- tion IV of Assembly resolution 41/179 A for the opera- tion of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon from 19 January to 31 July 1987, inclusive; 2. Decides also to appropriate to the Special Account an amount of $67,567,800 gross ($66,436,600 net) autho- rized and apportioned by section IV of General Assemhly resolution 41/179 A for the operation of the United Na- 280 General Assembly-Forty-second Session tions Interim Force in Lebanon from 1 August 1987 to 31 January 1988, inclusive; 3. Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into com- mitments for the operation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon at a rate not to exceed $11,765,000 gross ($11,618,000 net) per month for the 12-month period be- ginning 1 February 1988, should the Security Council de- cide to continue the Force beyond the period of six months authorized under its resolution 599 (1987); 4. Decides, as an ad hoe arrangement, without preju- dice to the positions of principle that may be taken by Member States in any consideration by the General As- sembly of arrangements for the financing of peace-keeping operations, to apportion among Member States the amount resulting from the implementation of the provi- sions of paragraph 3 above, in accordance with the provi- sions of Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955 and the scheme set out in section III, paragraph 2, of resolution 41/179 A; 5. Decides also 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 in respect of the amount of $6,845,651, which otherwise would have to be surrendered pursuant to those provisions, this amount to be entered in the account referred to in the operative part of General Assembly resolution 34/9 E and held in sus- pense until a further decision is taken by the Assembly; 6. Decides further that the special financial period of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon shall be for 12 months, beginning on 1 February of one year and end- ing on 31 January of the next, effective from 1 February 1988, subject to the renewal of the mandate of the Force by the Security Council; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to ensure that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon shall be administered with a maximum of effi- ciency and economy; 8. Renews its invitation to Member States to make 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, and also to make voluntary contributions in cash to the Suspense Account established in accordance with its resolution 34/9 D of 17 December 1979. 99th plenary meeting 21 December 1987 42/224. Review of the rates of reimbursement to the Governments of troop-contributing States The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the review of the rates of reimbursement to the Govern- ments of troop-contributing States,74 submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 40/247 of 18 December 1985, as well as the related report of the Advisory Com- mittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,75 Recalling its decision of 29 November 1974, taken at its twenty-ninth session, by which it established, as from 25 October 1973, standard rates of reimbursement to the Governments of troop-contributing States for pay and al- lowances of their troops serving in the United Nations Emergency Force and the United Nations Disengagement 74 A/42/374. 75 A/42/791, sect. IV, Observer Force,76 and its decision 32/416 of 2 December 1977, by which it revised those rates of reimbursement as from 25 October 1977, Recalling also its resolution S-8/2 of 21 April 1978, by which it applied the same standard rates of reimbursement in effect for the United Nations Emergency Force and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force to those Governments of States contributing troops to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Recalling further its resolution 35/44 of 1 December 1980, by which it established the current standard rates of reimbursement to the Governments of troop-contributing States, with effect from 1 December 1980 in the case of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force and from 19 December 1980 in the case of the United Nations In- terim Force in Lebanon, Recalling further its decision of 15 December 1975, taken at its thirtieth session,77 by which it approved the principle of reimbursing troop-contributing States for the usage factor for personal clothing, gear and equipment and personal weaponry, including ammunition, issued to their troops for service in the United Nations peace- keeping forces, 1. Takes note with concern that, in consequence of the shortfall of financial contributions, troop-contributing States are not being reimbursed to the full extent of the es- tablished rates and are thus bearing considerably larger portions of the costs for their troops serving in the United Nations peace-keeping forces than those indicated by the Secretary-General in his report;74 2. Takes note of the conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary-General as outlined in paragraph 7 of his report;74 3. Requests the Secretary-General, in the light of the evolving financial situation, to expedite, to the extent pos- sible, the payment of arrears due to current and former troop-contributing States; 4. Decides to retain the current rates of reimbursement of $950 per person per month for all ranks, plus the allow- ance for specialists of $280 per person per month for 25 per cent of logistics contingents and 10 per cent of other contingents, as well as $65 per person per month for the usage factor for personal clothing, gear and equipment and $5 per person per month for personal weaponry, in- cluding ammunition; 5. Also decides that the rates of reimbursement to the Governments of troop-contributing States shall be re- viewed by the Secretary-General, in consultation with the troop-contributing States, and requests the Secretary- General to report thereon to the General Assembly, at least once every two years, if, in the light of inflation and currency-exchange fluctuations or other factors brought to the attention of the Secretary-General, these rates ap- preciably affect the absorption factor of two or more of the troop-contributing States. 99th plenary meeting 21 December 1987 76 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-ninth Session, Sufflement No, 3 I (A/9631 and Corr.2), p. 140, item 84. Ibid .. Thirtieth Session. Supplement No. 34 (A/10034), p. 148, item 107.

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