Some Speakers Ask for Consideration of Revision During Current Session, Others Question Timing, Procedures
Four Member States -- Estonia, Hungary, Israel and the Philippines -- announced they would voluntarily increase their financial responsibility for peacekeeping missions, at a meeting of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning. A fifth, Cyprus, made a similar announcement yesterday.
Other Speakers Stress UN Financial Problems Not Linked to Peacekeeping Scale
The United Nations peacekeeping bill was $837.8 million for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, down from $879.3 million for the previous 12 months, the United Nations Board of Auditors told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), as the Committee began its consideration of the Auditors report on peacekeeping operations.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning decided to inform the General Assembly that the draft resolution on the Millennium Summit it is considering (document A/54/L.83/Rev.1) could result in costs of some $1.4 million, while speakers expressed serious reservations about the statement of projected costs.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) concluded its general discussion of the financing of several peacekeeping missions this morning, and commenced its discussion of the programme budget implications of a draft resolution on the Millennium Assembly.
When the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) met this afternoon to continue its consideration of the financing of peacekeeping operations, a representative of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations responded to questions raised concerning two investigations by the Office of Internal Oversight Services.
Peacekeeping Costs of $2.016 Billion for 2000-2001 Significant Increase over Earlier Biennium, Committee Told
Committee Will Meet Again 8 May to 2 June
