The General Assembly,
 
      Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing
of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission and the related report of
the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,
 
      Bearing in mind Security Council resolution 626 (1988) of 20 December
1988, by which the Council established the United Nations Angola Verification
Mission, resolution 696 (1991) of 30 May 1991, by which the Council decided to
entrust a new mandate to the United Nations Angola Verification Mission
(thenceforth called the United Nations Angola Verification Mission II),
resolution 976 (1995) of 8 February 1995, by which the Council authorized the
establishment of a peace-keeping operation in Angola (thenceforth called the
United Nations Angola Verification Mission III), and resolution 1008 (1995) of
7 August 1995, in which the Council extended the mandate of the Verification
Mission until 8 February 1996,
 
      Recalling its resolution 43/231 of 16 February 1989 on the financing of
the Verification Mission, and its subsequent resolutions and decisions
thereon, the latest of which was resolution 49/227 B of 20 July 1995,
 
      Reaffirming that the costs of the Verification 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 also its previous decisions regarding the fact that, in order
to meet the expenditures caused by the Verification 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 Verification
Mission with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its
responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
 
      Concerned that the Secretary-General continues to face difficulties in
meeting the obligations of the Verification Mission on a current basis,
including reimbursement to current and former troop-contributing States,
 
      1.    Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations
Angola Verification Mission as at 19 December 1995, including the
contributions outstanding in the amount of 38,878,476 United States dollars,
representing 10 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the
inception of the Verification Mission to the period ending 31 December 1995,
notes that some 21 per cent of the Member States have paid their assessed
contributions in full, and urges all other Member States concerned,
particularly those in arrears, to ensure the payment of their outstanding
assessed contributions;
 
      2.    Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to
peace- keeping activities, particularly as regards the reimbursement of troop
contributors, notably those troop-contributing Member States that have paid
their assessed contributions in full, which bear an additional burden owing to
overdue payments by Member States of their assessments;
 
      3.    Urges all Member States to make every possible effort to ensure
the payment of their assessed contributions to the Verification Mission
promptly and in full;
 
      4.    Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the
report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;
 
      5.    Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to
ensure that the Verification Mission is administered with a maximum of
efficiency and economy;
 
      6.    Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United
Nations Angola Verification Mission the additional amount of 34,851,497
dollars gross (36,216,158 dollars net) for the financing of the Verification
Mission for the period from 9 February to 31 December 1995, in addition to the
appropriation of 150,000,000 dollars gross (148,000,000 dollars net) and the
commitment authority of 65,912,903 dollars gross (63,067,742 dollars net)
already apportioned under the terms of Assembly resolution 49/227 B;
 
      7.    Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, and taking into account
the amounts already apportioned, as provided for in paragraph 6 above, to
apportion the additional amount of 34,851,497 dollars gross (36,216,158
dollars net) for the period from 9 February to 31 December 1995 among Member
States in accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3
and 4 of 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 and 47/218 A of 23 December 1992 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 1995;
 
      8.    Decides further that, in accordance with the provisions of its
resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, the apportionment among Member States,
as provided for in paragraph 7 above, shall take into consideration the
decrease in their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the
estimated staff assessment income of 1,364,661 dollars approved for the
Verification Mission for the period from 9 February to 31 December 1995,
inclusive;
 
      9.    Decides 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 7 above, their respective share in
the unencumbered balance of 537,900 dollars gross (502,400 dollars net) for
the period from 1 October 1994 to 8 February 1995;
 
      10.   Decides also that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their
financial obligations to the Verification Mission, their share of the
unencumbered balance of 537,900 dollars gross (502,400 dollars net) for the
period from 1 October 1994 to 8 February 1995 shall be set off against their
outstanding obligations;
 
      11.   Decides further to appropriate to the Special Account the amount
of 36,698,400 dollars gross (36,049,700 dollars net) for the maintenance of
the Verification Mission for the period from 1 January to 8 February 1996;
 
      12.   Decides, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of
36,698,400 dollars gross (36,049,700 dollars net) for the period from 1
January to 8 February 1996 among Member States in accordance with the
composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Assembly resolution
43/232, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolutions 44/192 B, 45/269,
46/198 A and 47/218 A and its decisions 48/472 A and 50/451 B, and taking into
account the scale of assessments for the year 1996;
 
      13.   Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its
resolution 973 (X) there shall be set off against the apportionment among
Member States, as provided for in paragraph 12 above, their respective share
in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of
648,700 dollars approved for the Verification Mission for the period from 1
January to 8 February 1996, inclusive;
 
      14.   Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments for the
maintenance of the Verification Mission at a rate not to exceed 28,229,100
dollars gross (27,730,100 dollars net) per month until 30 June 1996 and to
assess the amount of 76,218,600 dollars gross (74,871,300 dollars net) for the
period from 9 February to 30 April 1996 on Member States in accordance with
the scheme set out in the present resolution, subject to the decision of the
Security Council to extend the mandate of the Verification Mission beyond 8
February 1996;
 
      15.   Notes with appreciation the voluntary contributions made by
Germany, South Africa, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and the United States of America, and invites voluntary contributions
to the Verification 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 Assembly in its resolutions
43/230 of 21 December 1988, 44/192 A of 21 December 1989 and 45/258 of 3 May
1991;
 
      16.   Decides to keep the agenda item entitled "Financing of the United
Nations Angola Verification Mission" under review during its fiftieth session.
 
                                      B
 
 
    The General Assembly,
 
    Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financing of
the United Nations Angola Verification Mission and the related report of the
Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,
 
    Bearing in mind Security Council resolutions 626 (1988) of 20 December
1988, by which the Council established the United Nations Angola Verification
Mission, 696 (1991) of 30 May 1991, by which the Council decided to entrust a
new mandate to the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (thenceforth
called the United Nations Angola Verification Mission II), 976 (1995) of 8
February 1995, by which the Council authorized the establishment of a
peace-keeping operation in Angola (thenceforth called the United Nations
Angola Verification Mission III) and its subsequent resolutions, the latest of
which was resolution 1055 (1996) of 8 May 1996, by which the Council extended
the mandate of the Verification Mission until 11 July 1996,
 
    Recalling its resolution 43/231 of 16 February 1989 on the financing of
the Verification Mission and its subsequent resolutions and decisions thereon,
the latest of which was resolution 50/209 A of 23 December 1995,
 
    Reaffirming that the costs of the Verification 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 also its previous decisions regarding the fact that, in order to
meet the expenditures caused by the Verification 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 Verification
Mission with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its
responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
 
    Concerned that the Secretary-General continues to face difficulties in
meeting the obligations of the Verification Mission on a current basis,
including reimbursement to current and former troop-contributing States,
 
    1.    Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations
Angola Verification Mission as at 21 May 1996, including the contributions
outstanding in the amount of 52,802,286 United States dollars, representing 10
per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the
Verification Mission to the period ending 30 April 1996, notes that some 16
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
peace-keeping 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 Verification 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,
subject to the provisions of the present resolution;
 
    6.    Decides that, when election activities resume, eleven posts that
have been transferred from election-related activities to administrative and
support functions will be returned to election-related activities;
 
    7.    Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to
ensure that the Verification Mission is administered with a maximum of
efficiency and economy;
 
    8.    Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations
Angola Verification Mission the amount of 65,912,903 dollars gross (63,067,742
dollars net) already authorized and assessed under the terms of General
Assembly resolution 49/227 B of 20 July 1995 for the period from 9 August to
31 December 1995;
 
    9.    Decides also to appropriate the amount of 84,687,300 dollars gross
(83,190,300 dollars net) already authorized under the terms of General
Assembly resolution 50/209 A for the period from 9 February to 8 May 1996;
 
    10.   Decides further, as an ad hoc arrangement, and taking into account
the amount of 76,218,600 dollars gross (74,871,300 dollars net) already
apportioned under the terms of resolution 50/209 A, to apportion an additional
amount of 8,468,700 dollars gross (8,319,000 dollars net) for the period from
9 February to 8 May 1996 among Member States 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 1996, as set out in its
resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994 and its decision 50/471 A of 23
December 1995;
 
    11.   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 10 above, their respective
share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the additional estimated staff
assessment income of 149,700 dollars approved for the period from 9 February
to 8 May 1996;
 
    12.   Decides also to appropriate the amount of 47,988,900 dollars gross
(47,140,600 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Verification Mission for
the period from 9 May to 30 June 1996 already authorized under the terms of
General Assembly resolution 50/209 A;
 
    13.   Decides further, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount
of 47,988,900 dollars gross (47,140,600 dollars net) for the period from 9 May
to 30 June 1996 among Member States in accordance with the scheme set out in
the present resolution;
 
    14.   Decides that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution
973 (X), there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States,
as provided for in paragraph 13 above, their respective share in the Tax
Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 848,300 dollars
approved for the period from 9 May to 30 June 1996;
 
    15.   Takes note of the Secretary-General's cost estimate in the amount of
335,140,000 dollars gross (328,230,000 dollars net) for the maintenance of the
Verification Mission for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;
 
    16.   Decides to appropriate the amount of 169,118,500 dollars gross
(165,984,100 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Verification Mission for
the period from 1 July to 31 December 1996, inclusive of the amount of
4,048,500 dollars for the support account for peace-keeping operations and,
subject to the concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and
Budgetary Questions, an additional amount of 1 million dollars for
administrative and logistic support services, including contract supervision,
to be assessed on Member States at a monthly rate of 28,186,410 dollars gross
(27,664,010 dollars net), in accordance with the scheme set out in the present
resolution, subject to the decision by the Security Council to extend the
mandate of the Verification Mission beyond 11 July 1996;
 
    17.   Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its
resolution 973 (X), there shall be set off against the apportionment among
Member States, as provided for in paragraph 16 above, their respective share
in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of
3,134,400 dollars approved for the period from 1 July to 31 December 1996;
 
    18.   Requests the Secretary-General to submit the performance reports for
the Verification Mission and to provide updated cost estimates for the period
from 1 January to 30 June 1997, as appropriate, no later than 1 November 1996,
including information on administrative and logistic support services as well
as contract supervision;
 
    19.   Invites voluntary contributions to the Verification 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;
 
    20.   Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first
session the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification
Mission".