UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING U.S. ASSESSMENTS

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 001075 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC AFIN UN SUBJECT: UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING U.S. ASSESSMENTS ¶1. USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a note and attachment dated 11 November 2009 from the Secretary-General requesting payment of U.S. assessed contributions which remain outstanding. The note states that as of 6 November 2009, amounts assessed but not yet paid total $1,352,941,649.87. The note also states that the amount of $177,206,474.00 for credits/overpayments remain in favor of the U.S. Government. Text of note follows. ¶2. Begin Text: Reference: Contributions 2-1 The Secretary-General of the United Nations presents his compliments to the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and has the honor to refer to Financial Regulation 3.4, which states that contributions shall be considered due and payable in full within 30 days of the receipt of the communication of the Secretary-General informing Member States of their commitments, and to General Assembly resolution 58/1B of 23 December 2003 which, inter alia, urges all Member States to pay their assessed contributions in full, on time and without imposing conditions, as well as to General Assembly resolution 56/243A of 24 December 2001 which encouraged Member States in a position to do so to provide a schedule of payments or other information about their intentions to clear their accumulated arrears. United Nations records indicate that, as of 6 November 2009, the following amounts, had been assessed but were not yet paid by your Excellency's Government. It should be noted that these figures do not reflect any amounts due for assessments issued within the last 30 days*: Regular Budget 771,711,644.47 United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) 9,009,306.00 United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) 3,029,588.00 United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)(includes UNAVEM) 34,794,214.71 United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) 446,592.70 United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) 41,164,392.00 United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)(includes UNAMIC) 11,465,637.00 United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) 43,492,191.63 
 United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM and UNOSOM II) 20,340,515.88 United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) 6,680,111.00 United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) 11,001,331.00 United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) 4,907,117.00 United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) (includes UNOMUR) 341,372.48 United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) 33,825,345.00 United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) (includes CPSG) 8,699,793.00 United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) 1,232,081.00 United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH) (includes UNTMIH and MIPONUH) 19,385,377.00 United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) 144,390.00 United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) 35,538,048.00 United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) 42,671,677.00 United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) 6,090,877.00 United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) (includes UNMISET) 26,557,475.00 United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) 45,910,214.00 United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) 6,150,037.00 United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) 38,606,810.00 International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 (ICTY) 22,204,154.00 International Criminal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighboring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 (ICTR) 18,433,836.00 Strategic Deployment Stocks (SDS) 13,572,722.00 Capital Master Plan (CMP) 75,534,800.00 TOTAL 1,352,941,649.87 In view of the continuing frailty of the Organization's financial situation, the Secretary-General would be grateful if arrangements could be made for the payment of the above outstanding contributions at an early date if arrangements have not already been made to settle these amounts. It would also be greatly appreciated if your Excellency's Government could provide information on its intentions for payment of these amounts, as called for by the General Assembly in its resolution 56/243A. United Nations records also indicate that the following credits/overpayments remain in favour of your Excellency's Government. United Nations Operations in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) 5,098,368.00 United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) 21,336,461.00 United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) 3,756,967.00 African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) 58,530,487.00 United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) 4,841,289.00 Inactive Peacekeeping Operations -------------- United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) 26,435,203.00 United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) (includes UNAMSIL) 39,207,487.00 United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) (includes ONUCA) 2,677,182.00 United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) 1,448,861.00 United Nations Military Liaison Team in Cambodia (UNMLT) 106,844.00 United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) 893,209.00 United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) 883,052.00 United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) 11,991,064.00 TOTAL 177,206,474.00 The Secretary-General would appreciate receiving your Excellency's instructions as to the disposition of these amounts. The Secretary-General avails himself of this opportunity to renew to the Permanent Representative the assurances of his highest consideration. *Assessments for UNMIL and MINUSTAH were issued on 29 October ¶2009. End Text. ¶3. Banking information and account numbers to which payment may be made are listed in the attachment as follows: Name of Bank: JP Morgan Chase Bank ABA Number: 02100021 SWIFT Address: CHASUS33 Location: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. Regular Budget 485001985 UNDOF 485000520 UNIFIL 485000458 UNOMIG 485000687 UNTAG 485000709 UNAVEM/MONUA 485000695 UNFICYP 485000679 UNIKOM 485000466 MINURSO 485000474 ONUCA/ONUSAL 485000482 UNAMIC/UNTAC 485000490 UNPROFOR 485000504 UNOSOM 485000660 ONUMOZ 485000717 UNOMIG 485000733 UNMIH 485000741 UNOMIL 485000431 UNAMIR/UNOMUR 485000849 UNMLT 485000857 UNMOT 485000423 UNMIBH 485001160 UNTAES 485001179 UNPREDEP 485001187 UNSMIH/UNTMIH/MIPONUH 485001209 MINUGUA 485001985 MINURCA 485001241 UNOMSIL/UNAMSIL 485001268 UNMIK 485001306 UNAMET 485001314 UNTAET/UNMISET 485001330 MONUC 485001349 UNMEE 485000601 UNMIL 485002221 UNOCI 485002272 MINUSTAH 485002450 ONUB 485002477 UNMIS 485002507 UNMIT 485002744 UNAMID 485002825 MINURCAT 485002795 UNSOA 485002841 SDS 485001292 Peacekeeping Reserve Fund 485000725 ICTY 485000881 ICTR 485000903 CMP 485002167 General Trust Fund 485001969 ¶4. Action requested: Department is requested to facilitate payment of the outstanding assessed amounts and to provide instructions as to the disposition of the credits/overpayments as noted above in paragraph 2. RICE