Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07USUNNEWYORK644
2007-08-06 21:42:00
UNCLASSIFIED
USUN New York
Cable title:
UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWELVE
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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000644
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC AFIN UN
SUBJECT: UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWELVE
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000644
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC AFIN UN
SUBJECT: UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWELVE
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
1. USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Douglas Wake and
EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related
annexes from the SYG dated July 31, 2007 concerning the
financing of 15 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains
current amounts payable by the U.S. Government for 12
operations as follows:
Operation Amount($)
-------------- --------------
UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) 5,424,214
7/1/2007 to 12/31/2007
UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) 32,529,866
7/1/2007 to 8/31/2007
UN Mission for the Referendum in 4,040,924
Western Sahara (MINURSO)
7/1/2007 to 10/31/2007
UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) 3,470,972
6/16/2007 to 6/30/2007
7/1/2007 to 12/15/2007
UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) 2,792,961
7/1/2007 to 10/15/2007
UN Interim Administration Mission in 57,487,131
Kosovo (UNMIK)
7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008
UN Nations Organization Mission in the 152,177,486
Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
7/1/2007 to 12/31/2007
UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) 42,172,833
7/1/2007 9/30/2007
UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) 65,213,864
7/1/2007 to 1/15/2008
UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) 42,710,040
7/1/2007 to 10/15/2007
UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) 51,899,597
7/1/2007 10/31/2007
UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) 27,535,436
7/1/2007 to 2/26/2008
Total Payable: $487,455,324
UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) (35,034,530)
- Credit from unencumbered balance and
other income for the period ended
6/30/2006
UN Mission of Support in East Timor -
(UNMISET)
- Credit from unencumbered balance
and other income for the period
ended 6/30/2006
UN Operation in Burundi (ONUB) (13,804,918)
- Credit from unencumbered balance and
other income for the period ended
6/30/2006
2. The note states that funds are urgently required for the
financing of these operations and are due within thirty days
of receipt of the note. Bank accounts to which payment may
be made are contained in Annex Four.
3. Annex Three provides the legislative basis, the period
covered, the gross and net amounts to be apportioned and the
symbol of the document in which the details of the
assessments of all member states will be reflected.
4. The credits from the unencumbered balances, other income
and cash balance of 14 peacekeeping operations are indicated
in Annex Two. In accordance with the respective General
Assembly resolutions, these amounts will be set off against
the respective current assessments of Member States that have
fulfilled their financial obligations. For Member States
that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the
respective Missions, the credits will be first applied to
their outstanding obligations and only the remainder, if any,
will be set off against the current assessments.
5. Any remaining credits for the UN Mission in Sierra Leone
(UNAMSIL),the United Nations Mission of Support in East
Timor (UNMISET) and the UN Operation in Burundi (ONUB) will
be held in a suspense account pending receipt of the
respective Governments' instructions for their disposition.
4. Action requested: Department is requested to facilitate
payment of the peacekeeping missions noted above in paragraph
1.
KHALILZAD
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC AFIN UN
SUBJECT: UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWELVE
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
1. USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Douglas Wake and
EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related
annexes from the SYG dated July 31, 2007 concerning the
financing of 15 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains
current amounts payable by the U.S. Government for 12
operations as follows:
Operation Amount($)
-------------- --------------
UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) 5,424,214
7/1/2007 to 12/31/2007
UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) 32,529,866
7/1/2007 to 8/31/2007
UN Mission for the Referendum in 4,040,924
Western Sahara (MINURSO)
7/1/2007 to 10/31/2007
UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) 3,470,972
6/16/2007 to 6/30/2007
7/1/2007 to 12/15/2007
UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) 2,792,961
7/1/2007 to 10/15/2007
UN Interim Administration Mission in 57,487,131
Kosovo (UNMIK)
7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008
UN Nations Organization Mission in the 152,177,486
Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
7/1/2007 to 12/31/2007
UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) 42,172,833
7/1/2007 9/30/2007
UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) 65,213,864
7/1/2007 to 1/15/2008
UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) 42,710,040
7/1/2007 to 10/15/2007
UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) 51,899,597
7/1/2007 10/31/2007
UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) 27,535,436
7/1/2007 to 2/26/2008
Total Payable: $487,455,324
UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) (35,034,530)
- Credit from unencumbered balance and
other income for the period ended
6/30/2006
UN Mission of Support in East Timor -
(UNMISET)
- Credit from unencumbered balance
and other income for the period
ended 6/30/2006
UN Operation in Burundi (ONUB) (13,804,918)
- Credit from unencumbered balance and
other income for the period ended
6/30/2006
2. The note states that funds are urgently required for the
financing of these operations and are due within thirty days
of receipt of the note. Bank accounts to which payment may
be made are contained in Annex Four.
3. Annex Three provides the legislative basis, the period
covered, the gross and net amounts to be apportioned and the
symbol of the document in which the details of the
assessments of all member states will be reflected.
4. The credits from the unencumbered balances, other income
and cash balance of 14 peacekeeping operations are indicated
in Annex Two. In accordance with the respective General
Assembly resolutions, these amounts will be set off against
the respective current assessments of Member States that have
fulfilled their financial obligations. For Member States
that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the
respective Missions, the credits will be first applied to
their outstanding obligations and only the remainder, if any,
will be set off against the current assessments.
5. Any remaining credits for the UN Mission in Sierra Leone
(UNAMSIL),the United Nations Mission of Support in East
Timor (UNMISET) and the UN Operation in Burundi (ONUB) will
be held in a suspense account pending receipt of the
respective Governments' instructions for their disposition.
4. Action requested: Department is requested to facilitate
payment of the peacekeeping missions noted above in paragraph
1.
KHALILZAD