With regard to the payment of arrears, Jordan rejected any punitive measures, since the vast majority of States in arrears were developing countries that were unable to pay their contributions owing to extenuating circumstances.

India, however, welcomed the announcement that one Member State had decided to pay all its arrears to the Mission.

I appeal to all Member States to pay their assessments promptly and in full, and to clear all remaining arrears.

The first step towards normalization of relations had been the signing in October 2004 of the financial plan for Slovenia to pay its arrears.

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.

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

5. 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 fifty seventh session

5. 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 fifty ninth session

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.

Expresses its thanks to the Member States which regularly pay their contributions to IRCICA's budget and calls upon the other countries to regularly pay their contributions and settle their arrears to IRCICA's budget.

The Government had nevertheless recently made a payment of over 25,000, and, as soon as its situation was stabilized, it intended to pay the rest of its arrears.

Reiterates its calls to the Member States to pay their annual contributions and arrears to IINA and ISBO's budgets to enable them to fulfill their responsibilities.

a Excluding arrears reduction.

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

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.

At the special session of the Committee on Contributions in 1996, the Government of the Republic of Moldova indicated its intention to pay its arrears of assessed contributions to the United Nations over a period of seven years.

At the same time, there are cases of wage arrears.

Haiti Stock of arrears and projected debt service, 2000 2005

The Government still owed arrears of salaries to civil servants.

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

The Conference called on Member States to pay their annual contributions and arrears to the International Islamic News Agency (IINA) and the Islamic Broadcasting Organization's (ISBO) budgets to enable them to fulfill their responsibilities.

Multi year payment plans should continue to be used to help Member States to pay their arrears, provided that they were implemented on a voluntary basis and were not linked to the granting of exemptions under Article 19.

Article 5.2 of the UNIDO Constitution stipulates that any organ may permit a Member in arrears to vote in that organ if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the Member.

Multi year payment plans should remain a voluntary tool used to help Member States pay their arrears and must not be used to pressure Member States or in connection with the grant of waivers under Article 19 of the Charter.

The Committee noted that, between 1995 and 1997, Guinea Bissau had steadily reduced its arrears, but that since that time its arrears had increased.

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,

Belarus had paid a large part of its arrears in 2003 2005.

Notices are regularly sent to member States reminding them of the arrears.

In suspending the practice of withholding funding to Parties in arrears, one incentive put in place by the secretariat to encourage Parties to pay their contributions on time has been removed, which may have an adverse effect on the timely payment of contributions.

The sum represents money owed to the Member States that contribute the troops who make up the Force. I appeal to all Member States to pay their assessments promptly and in full and to clear all remaining arrears.

The indifference of some countries to settling their arrears was a cause of great concern.

As you may wish to note, however, the arrears accumulated by Afghanistan are the result of 25 years of war and social conflict, as well as the long term drought and other national calamities that prevented Afghanistan to timely pay its dues to the UNIDO budget.

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

However, a number of technical issues regarding the exact amount of its arrears were still pending.

Total amount of arrears at time of signing the plan, in addition to current year's assessments.

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.

With regard to the payment of arrears, he drew attention to the technical suggestions contained in paragraphs 68 and 69, which would facilitate both the payment of arrears and the work of the Secretariat and the Committee on Contributions.

31. Appeals to all States parties to the Convention to pay their assessed contributions to the Authority and to the Tribunal in full and on time, and also appeals to States parties in arrears with their contributions to fulfil their obligations without delay

35. Appeals to all States parties to the Convention to pay their assessed contributions to the Authority and to the Tribunal in full and on time, and also appeals to States parties in arrears with their contributions to fulfil their obligations without delay

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

Based on the amounts determined through that process, the Secretariat would request the five successor States to pay the pre dissolution arrears of the former Yugoslavia, taking into account the dates cited and, where appropriate, their agreement on the apportionment of assets and liabilities signed on 29 June 2001.

In cases where countries had accumulated significant arrears before benefiting from the Initiative, the transfer of budgetary revenue to the special account used to finance earmarked social expenditures implies additional expenditure, as arrears have to be cleared.

In that respect, the great volume of arrears and outstanding debts of former Member States was unacceptable.

Local governments have also accumulated massive amounts of non explicit debt through arrears, credits, and guarantees.