The table contained in annex VIII shows the breakdown between pre dissolution arrears and post dissolution arrears.

Backlogs in the adjudication and execution of court cases are increasing.

Haiti Stock of arrears and projected debt service, 2000 2005

(f) The collection rate of prior years' arrears, as compared to the current year's assessments, was 2.3 per cent.

They have also accumulated large protracted arrears with the international financial institutions.

The Committee notes that the situation is aggravated by the persistent problem of wage arrears, especially in the construction sector.

Arrears of the former Yugoslavia amount to 2,081,599 (1994 2001).

18. Decides to defer until its fifty ninth session consideration of the question of the outstanding assessed contributions of the former Yugoslavia.

(Signed) Eva Tomič Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations

But the distribution of proceeds from hydrocarbons is irregular, and the central government has accumulated significant arrears.

In November 2005, State schools remained closed, as teachers continued to demand payment of salary arrears.

About half of them are conflict affected countries, and many of them have substantial external arrears.

Finally, based on the dates of the various transactions, the proposal by the representative of Ghana and the Secretariat's understanding of the process of allocation of the pre dissolution arrears set out in paragraph 20 above, the table contained in annex IX shows the distribution of the pre dissolution arrears among the five successor States.

Likewise, the issue of swapping one financial obligation for another under the HIPC Initiative raises the question of additionality of aid flows, as debt relief is included in the donor accounting of official development assistance (ODA).

(j) Note by the Secretary General on the outstanding assessed contributions of the former Yugoslavia (A 58 189)

The outstanding amount of 2.5 billion in the peacekeeping budget, notwithstanding that assessments of over 800 million were still within the 30 day period, was also a cause for concern.

Other Member States in arrears are encouraged to consider submitting payment plans to steadily reduce their outstanding assessed contributions.

5. Decides to defer until the first part of its resumed fifty ninth session consideration of the question of the outstanding assessed contributions of the former Yugoslavia.

Decides to defer until the first part of its resumed fifty ninth session consideration of the question of the outstanding assessed contributions of the former Yugoslavia.

(b) Where possible, the plans should generally provide for elimination of a Member State's arrears within a period of up to six years.

Outstanding assessed contributions of the former Yugoslavia at 27 April 1992 pre dissolution arrears (United States dollars)

The total outstanding assessed contributions for all peacekeeping operations as at the same date amounted to 2,217 million.

19. Encourages Member States in arrears with their assessed contributions to the United Nations to consider submitting multi year payment plans.

His delegation drew attention to the conclusion of the Committee on Contributions that Iraq's arrears had been due to circumstances beyond its control.

However, it was not acceptable for any Member State to cite such arrangements as an excuse for running up enormous arrears that jeopardized the normal operation of the Organization.

The table contained in annex VI shows the net amount outstanding for the former Yugoslavia on 27 April 1992, that is, the pre dissolution arrears specified under the proposal by the representative of Ghana.

In the field of debt relief, on 27 October 2004, the African Development Bank decided to clear 35 per cent of Burundi's arrears, in an amount equivalent to 12 million United States dollars.

The backlog of unprocessed field inter office vouchers (IOVs) of 8,473,317 brought forward from the previous year, together with a total of 19,863,927 inter office vouchers received for the year 2004 was reduced to 4,528,761 ( 3,337,697) by 31 December 2004.

However, owing to consistent shortfalls during the period to meet the costs for which the Organization is responsible, the UNFICYP account is in arrears by over 200 million.

The Chinese delegation endorsed the recommendations of the Committee on Contributions on multi year payment plans, which were useful tools for reducing the arrears of Member States.

The General Assembly may wish to take note of the present report and encourage Member States with significant arrears of contributions to consider submitting a multi year payment plan.

It was not in the interest of the United Nations that countries which usually paid their contributions on time should have to fall into arrears because of a genuine inability to pay sharply increased contributions.

The Public Sector Restraint Act, introduced in 1991 to avert a financial disaster, had the effect of postponing the commencement of the pay equity increase and eliminated the obligation to pay the 1988 to 1991 arrears.

In a joint reply, dated 7 September 2001, the five Permanent Representatives indicated their common view that the remaining arrears of the former Yugoslavia should be written off.

Also, MCSS announced a 2 million Emergency Energy Fund, which provided one time emergency assistance to deal with payment of energy utility arrears, security deposits and reconnection fees.

At the end of October, the Ministry of Defence made payments towards the salary arrears of both regular and irregular armed forces personnel, thereby reducing tensions.

15. Also requests the Secretary General to invite those States parties to the Convention that are in arrears to pay the amounts in arrears, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty first session

16. Also requests the Secretary General to invite those States parties to the Convention that are in arrears to pay the amounts in arrears, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty third session

I have one single message for those people, including to the very few Kosovo Serbs among them Pay, and you will have electricity this afternoon.

In spite of this, the Government remains unable to pay the backlog of civil service arrears from 2003, domestic debt or salaries for January 2005.

The Advisory Committee notes that while there is a backlog in purchase orders, engineering work is being progressively phased out since the new headquarters building is due to be ready by July 2005.

Urging and expecting all Member States currently in arrears to fulfil their duties under international law and to settle those arrears promptly and in full,

Yet, despite many gains for women since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, the United Nations estimates that women still lag behind in virtually all aspects of life in many parts of the world.

The high levels of outstanding assessed contributions for the regular budget of the Organization and the considerable negative cash position of the International Tribunals, which stood at 80 million as of 15 October 2004, were cause for concern, as was the fact that 113 countries had outstanding assessed contributions for the budgets of one or both of the Tribunals.

During the Fifth Committee's consideration of the matter in 2002, the representative of Ghana suggested that the successor States should be requested to pay the arrears of the former Yugoslavia arising before its final dissolution on 27 April 1992 and that the balance arising thereafter should be written off.