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09USUNNEWYORK1075
2009-11-30 16:46:00
UNCLASSIFIED
USUN New York
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UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING U.S. ASSESSMENTS
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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 001075
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC AFIN UN
SUBJECT: 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
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