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Created
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06USUNNEWYORK1252
2006-06-21 20:58:00
UNCLASSIFIED
USUN New York
Cable title:
UN BUDGETS: ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR
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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 001252
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
SUBJECT: UN BUDGETS: ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR
SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS
This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9.
UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 001252
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
SUBJECT: UN BUDGETS: ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR
SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS
This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9.
1. SUMMARY: In Security Council resolution 1662 (2006),the
Council extended the mandate of UNAMA for one year until
March 22, 2007, and the General Assembly approved $13,616,900
in funding for the Mission for the period of January 1 -
March 31, 2006, in its resolution 60/255. The
Secretary-General is requesting $52,109,700 for the period
SIPDIS
April 1 - December 31, 2006, to meet the operations and post
requirements of UNAMA's revised mandate. In December 2005,
the Security Council extended the mandate of the United
Nations International Independent Investigation Commission
(UNIIIC) for an additional 6 months and expanded the
Commission's role, authorizing the Commission to extend
technical assistance with regard to the investigations of
the 14 other attacks perpetrated in Lebanon since October
2004. In its resolution 1677 (2006) of May 12, 2006, the
Security Council, expressing deep concern of the events of
April 28th and 29th, decided to extend the mandate of the
United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) until June 20,
2006. Pending decisions by the Security Council, the
Secretary-General has requested $17,189,000 for the period of
SIPDIS
June 16 - December 31, 2006, for UNIIIC and $4,997,200 for
the period of June 21 - August 31, 2006, for UNOTIL. The
additional resources sought for UNAMA, UNIIIC and UNOTIL will
exceed the SPM spending cap. END SUMMARY.
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
-------------- --------------
2. While Afghanistan has undergone a remarkable
transformation in the last four years, it still faces
enormous challenges in the areas of security, governance,
rule of law and human rights, sustainable economic and social
development, and combating the illegal narcotics industry.
In response to these continued struggles, the UN initiated
consultations with the Government of Afghanistan and its main
international stakeholders on the framework for their
continued cooperation, culminating in the launch of the
Afghanistan Compact at the London Conference on Afghanistan,
held from January 29 - February 1, 2006. The Afghanistan
Compact set out an ambitious five-year peacebuilding agenda
that provides for 40 measurable and time-bound benchmarks.
3. The most recent mandate of UNAMA reflects the results of
the London Conference on Afghanistan, and includes the
following: creation of a Joint Coordination and Monitoring
Board, to be co-chaired by the Government of Afghanistan and
the Mission; establishment of a Joint Mission Analysis
Centre; reinforcement of the human rights capacity of the
Mission; extension of the reach of regional offices through
the creation of nine subregional offices.
4. To meet these requirements, additional staffing is needed
in some areas. The total staffing of 1,510 proposed for
April - December 2006 represents an increase of 365
positions. The proposed resource requirement for the nine
months amounts to $54,890,600 to be offset by the
unencumbered balance of $2,780,900 for the period 1 January
to 31 March 2006. Following the application of the
unallocated balance of $51,908,500 in the 2006-2007 provision
for Special Political Missions, an assessment in the amount
of $201,200 is required at this stage for UNAMA.
5. COMMENT: USUN has reviewed the revised budget for UNAMA
and finds the resource requests to be strongly justified in
light of the changed mandate for UNAMA and the situation in
the ground. Furthermore, USUN was pleased to note the
efforts by UNAMA to utilize existing facilities in the
establishment of additional UNAMA offices and its efforts to
cost-share facilities and services where they are co-located
with other UN system entities. END COMMENT.
United Nations International Independent Investigation
Commission (UNIIIC)
-------------- --------------
6. As indicated in the Commission's third report to the
Security Council (S/2006/161),the Commission's work has
entered a new phase of its operation. It is progressively
obtaining a deeper understanding of the structural and
political environment in which the crimes took place,
establishing an enhanced capacity to pursue new lines of
inquiry, and applying a methodological approach to ascertain
the reliability of information obtained to corroborate new
evidence.
7. Commensurate with the Commission's growing role in
investigating these attacks, additional staff and resources
are required. The total staffing proposal for the period of
June 16 - December 31, 2006, comprises a total of 229 staff
(179 international and 50 national),reflecting an increase
of 53 positions (49 international and 4 national) from the
total staffing level authorized for the previous period of
January 1 - June 15, 2006. The proposed resource requirement
for the six months amounts to $17,189,000 to be offset by the
unencumbered balance of $3,006,200. It should be noted that
the Government of Lebanon provides for the cost of office
premises, valued at $1,752,000.
United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL)
--------------
8. Pending a decision of the Security Council on the
situation in Timor-Leste, resource requirements are sought
for a technical roll over of the existing mandate of UNOTIL
for the period of June 21 - August 31, 2006. By prorating
the overall requirements for the period of January 1 - June
20, 2006, it is estimated that a total of $5,253,500 would be
required for the upcoming period. Given the unencumbered
balance of $256,300, the additional requirements would amount
to $4,997,200.
9. ACTION REQUEST: The additional resources sought in 2006
for UNAMA, UNOTIL and UNIIIC exceed the allocation of
$355,949,300 for SPMs in 2006-2007 by $19,381,200.
Furthermore, the request for resources must be considered in
light of the current $950 million spending cap for the
regular budget, to which the financing of SPMs is subject.
In light of these considerations, USUN requests guidance on
the USG position on each of the respective budget
requirements.
BOLTON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
SUBJECT: UN BUDGETS: ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR
SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS
This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9.
1. SUMMARY: In Security Council resolution 1662 (2006),the
Council extended the mandate of UNAMA for one year until
March 22, 2007, and the General Assembly approved $13,616,900
in funding for the Mission for the period of January 1 -
March 31, 2006, in its resolution 60/255. The
Secretary-General is requesting $52,109,700 for the period
SIPDIS
April 1 - December 31, 2006, to meet the operations and post
requirements of UNAMA's revised mandate. In December 2005,
the Security Council extended the mandate of the United
Nations International Independent Investigation Commission
(UNIIIC) for an additional 6 months and expanded the
Commission's role, authorizing the Commission to extend
technical assistance with regard to the investigations of
the 14 other attacks perpetrated in Lebanon since October
2004. In its resolution 1677 (2006) of May 12, 2006, the
Security Council, expressing deep concern of the events of
April 28th and 29th, decided to extend the mandate of the
United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) until June 20,
2006. Pending decisions by the Security Council, the
Secretary-General has requested $17,189,000 for the period of
SIPDIS
June 16 - December 31, 2006, for UNIIIC and $4,997,200 for
the period of June 21 - August 31, 2006, for UNOTIL. The
additional resources sought for UNAMA, UNIIIC and UNOTIL will
exceed the SPM spending cap. END SUMMARY.
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
-------------- --------------
2. While Afghanistan has undergone a remarkable
transformation in the last four years, it still faces
enormous challenges in the areas of security, governance,
rule of law and human rights, sustainable economic and social
development, and combating the illegal narcotics industry.
In response to these continued struggles, the UN initiated
consultations with the Government of Afghanistan and its main
international stakeholders on the framework for their
continued cooperation, culminating in the launch of the
Afghanistan Compact at the London Conference on Afghanistan,
held from January 29 - February 1, 2006. The Afghanistan
Compact set out an ambitious five-year peacebuilding agenda
that provides for 40 measurable and time-bound benchmarks.
3. The most recent mandate of UNAMA reflects the results of
the London Conference on Afghanistan, and includes the
following: creation of a Joint Coordination and Monitoring
Board, to be co-chaired by the Government of Afghanistan and
the Mission; establishment of a Joint Mission Analysis
Centre; reinforcement of the human rights capacity of the
Mission; extension of the reach of regional offices through
the creation of nine subregional offices.
4. To meet these requirements, additional staffing is needed
in some areas. The total staffing of 1,510 proposed for
April - December 2006 represents an increase of 365
positions. The proposed resource requirement for the nine
months amounts to $54,890,600 to be offset by the
unencumbered balance of $2,780,900 for the period 1 January
to 31 March 2006. Following the application of the
unallocated balance of $51,908,500 in the 2006-2007 provision
for Special Political Missions, an assessment in the amount
of $201,200 is required at this stage for UNAMA.
5. COMMENT: USUN has reviewed the revised budget for UNAMA
and finds the resource requests to be strongly justified in
light of the changed mandate for UNAMA and the situation in
the ground. Furthermore, USUN was pleased to note the
efforts by UNAMA to utilize existing facilities in the
establishment of additional UNAMA offices and its efforts to
cost-share facilities and services where they are co-located
with other UN system entities. END COMMENT.
United Nations International Independent Investigation
Commission (UNIIIC)
-------------- --------------
6. As indicated in the Commission's third report to the
Security Council (S/2006/161),the Commission's work has
entered a new phase of its operation. It is progressively
obtaining a deeper understanding of the structural and
political environment in which the crimes took place,
establishing an enhanced capacity to pursue new lines of
inquiry, and applying a methodological approach to ascertain
the reliability of information obtained to corroborate new
evidence.
7. Commensurate with the Commission's growing role in
investigating these attacks, additional staff and resources
are required. The total staffing proposal for the period of
June 16 - December 31, 2006, comprises a total of 229 staff
(179 international and 50 national),reflecting an increase
of 53 positions (49 international and 4 national) from the
total staffing level authorized for the previous period of
January 1 - June 15, 2006. The proposed resource requirement
for the six months amounts to $17,189,000 to be offset by the
unencumbered balance of $3,006,200. It should be noted that
the Government of Lebanon provides for the cost of office
premises, valued at $1,752,000.
United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL)
--------------
8. Pending a decision of the Security Council on the
situation in Timor-Leste, resource requirements are sought
for a technical roll over of the existing mandate of UNOTIL
for the period of June 21 - August 31, 2006. By prorating
the overall requirements for the period of January 1 - June
20, 2006, it is estimated that a total of $5,253,500 would be
required for the upcoming period. Given the unencumbered
balance of $256,300, the additional requirements would amount
to $4,997,200.
9. ACTION REQUEST: The additional resources sought in 2006
for UNAMA, UNOTIL and UNIIIC exceed the allocation of
$355,949,300 for SPMs in 2006-2007 by $19,381,200.
Furthermore, the request for resources must be considered in
light of the current $950 million spending cap for the
regular budget, to which the financing of SPMs is subject.
In light of these considerations, USUN requests guidance on
the USG position on each of the respective budget
requirements.
BOLTON