UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR THE

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000066 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: UN AORC AFIN SUBJECT: UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AND THE TERRITORY OF RWANDA FOR 2010 ¶1. This is an action cable please see paragraph 4. ¶2. USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) two notes from the SYG dated January 20, 2010 concerning the financing of the international Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Territory of Rwanda (ICTR) for the period January 1 to December 31, 2010 which have been assessed and remain payable by the U.S. government as follows: Net Outstanding Assessment Amount for Total For 2010 Prior Years Payable -------------- -------------- -------------- ICTY $38,763,985 $6,625,760 $45,389,745 ICTR $29,948,967 $5,396,519 $35,345,486 ¶3. The note states that funds are urgently required for the financing of these operations and are due within thirty days of receipt of the notes. The bank accounts to which payment may be made are also contained in the notes. ¶4. Action requested: Department is requested to facilitate payment as noted above in paragraph 2. RICE