Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08USUNNEWYORK655
2008-07-23 17:52:00
UNCLASSIFIED
USUN New York
Cable title:
UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR
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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000655
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC AFIN UN
SUBJECT: UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR
FOURTEEN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000655
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC AFIN UN
SUBJECT: UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR
FOURTEEN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
1. USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and
EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related
annexes from the SYG dated July 21, 2008 concerning the
financing of 14 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains
current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows:
Operation Amount($)
-------------- --------------
UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) 6,212,688
7/1/2008 to 12/31/2008
UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) 29,464,419
7/1/2008 to 8/31/2008
UN Mission for the Referendum in Western 10,777,118
Sahara (MINURSO)
7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008 (additional)
7/1/2008 to 4/30/2009
UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) 5,286,242
7/1/2006 to 6/30/2007 (additional)
7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008 (additional)
7/1/2008 to 12/15/2008
UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) 2,732,414
7/1/2008 to 10/15/2008
UN Interim Administration Mission in 56,345,205
Kosovo (UNMIK)
7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008 (additional)
7/1/2008 to 6/30/2009
UN Organization Mission in the Democratic 161,321,194
Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
7/1/2008 to 12/31/2008
UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) 2,271,927
7/1/2008 to 7/31/2008
UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) 38,306,810
7/1/2008 to 9/30/2008
UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) 45,553,867
7/1/2008 10/15/2008
UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) 178,691,444
7/1/2008 to 4/30/2009
UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) 28,876,212
7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008 (additional)
7/1/2008 to 2/26/2009
African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur 38,278,439
(UNAMID)
7/1/2008 to 7/31/2008
UN Mission in the Central African Republic 19,087,421
and Chad (MINURCAT)
7/1/2008 to 9/24/2008
Total Payable: 623,205,400
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)
-Credit from unencumbered balance and other
income for the period ended 6/30/2007 (21,821,203)
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 United Nations Mission of
Support in East Timor (UNMISET) and the United Nations
Operation in Burundi (ONUB) will be held in a suspense
account pending receipt of the respective Governments'
instructions for their disposition.
6. Action requested: Department is requested to facilitate
payment of the peacekeeping missions noted above in paragraph
1.
Khalilzad
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC AFIN UN
SUBJECT: UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR
FOURTEEN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
1. USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and
EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related
annexes from the SYG dated July 21, 2008 concerning the
financing of 14 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains
current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows:
Operation Amount($)
-------------- --------------
UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) 6,212,688
7/1/2008 to 12/31/2008
UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) 29,464,419
7/1/2008 to 8/31/2008
UN Mission for the Referendum in Western 10,777,118
Sahara (MINURSO)
7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008 (additional)
7/1/2008 to 4/30/2009
UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) 5,286,242
7/1/2006 to 6/30/2007 (additional)
7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008 (additional)
7/1/2008 to 12/15/2008
UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) 2,732,414
7/1/2008 to 10/15/2008
UN Interim Administration Mission in 56,345,205
Kosovo (UNMIK)
7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008 (additional)
7/1/2008 to 6/30/2009
UN Organization Mission in the Democratic 161,321,194
Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
7/1/2008 to 12/31/2008
UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) 2,271,927
7/1/2008 to 7/31/2008
UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) 38,306,810
7/1/2008 to 9/30/2008
UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) 45,553,867
7/1/2008 10/15/2008
UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) 178,691,444
7/1/2008 to 4/30/2009
UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) 28,876,212
7/1/2007 to 6/30/2008 (additional)
7/1/2008 to 2/26/2009
African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur 38,278,439
(UNAMID)
7/1/2008 to 7/31/2008
UN Mission in the Central African Republic 19,087,421
and Chad (MINURCAT)
7/1/2008 to 9/24/2008
Total Payable: 623,205,400
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)
-Credit from unencumbered balance and other
income for the period ended 6/30/2007 (21,821,203)
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 United Nations Mission of
Support in East Timor (UNMISET) and the United Nations
Operation in Burundi (ONUB) will be held in a suspense
account pending receipt of the respective Governments'
instructions for their disposition.
6. Action requested: Department is requested to facilitate
payment of the peacekeeping missions noted above in paragraph
1.
Khalilzad