1. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee on Contributions concerning multi year payment plans, as contained in paragraphs 17 to 23 of its report Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty seventh Session, Supplement No. 11 (A 57 11).

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Status of payment plans as at 31 December 2004

10. Takes note of the report of the Secretary General on multi year payment plans A 58 63.

Having further considered the report of the Secretary General on multi year payment plans,

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Member States that had submitted multi year payment plans were urged to comply with them.

Status of payment plans of Member States as at 31 December 2004

Regrettably, in many cases, taxes and other duties continue to be levied with no regard to the privileges and immunities of the United Nations, and significant amounts due for reimbursement to UNHCR continue to remain outstanding and may well further increase.

13. Takes note of the report of the Secretary General on multi year payment plans A 60 66.

2. Takes note also of the report of the Secretary General on multi year payment plans A 59 67.

Having further considered the report of the Secretary General on multi year payment plans,A 60 66.

Despite these problems, Tajikistan had continued to make payments under its multi year payment plan.

The Committee expressed its appreciation to the Niger for the payment of the second instalment under its multi year payment plan in 2005.

The Committee welcomed Iraq's commitment to meet its financial obligations to the United Nations, as reflected in the multi year payment plan that it had submitted.

Cuba also took note of chapter IV of the report, on multi year payment plans, and the related comments contained in document A 60 66, as well as the conclusions and recommendations of both reports.

Lastly, multi year payment plans should remain voluntary and should not be automatically linked to other measures.

Multi year payment plans remained the most useful tool for helping countries with economic hardships to meet their financial obligations to the United Nations.

Mr. Al Battawi (Iraq) said that multi year payment plans were a good method of paying off arrears and securing fulfilment of Member States' obligations to the Organization.

Although the results of the multi year payment plans had been mixed, they were the only tool available to Member States facing payment difficulties.

Multi year payment plans represented a commendable effort by countries experiencing economic hardship to meet their financial obligations to the United Nations.

Inequality has diminished, though from astronomically high levels.

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.

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Multi year payment plans must be voluntary, confined to developing countries, and not linked to any other factors, such as exemptions under Article 19 of the Charter.

The status of implementation of the most recent payment plans submitted by Georgia, the Niger, the Republic of Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe and Tajikistan as at 31 December 2004 is summarized below.

Private and public debt levels are high and possibly unsustainable.

Furthermore, remittance levels are double those of official development assistance (ODA).

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The first annual report on multi year payment plans3 was considered by the Assembly at its fifty eighth session and the second annual report4 at its fifty ninth session.

Both Georgia and the Niger had payments and credits applied to their outstanding assessed contributions in 2004 that exceeded the amounts foreseen in their payment plans.

The willingness of Member States to consider multi year payment plans should be a factor in the consideration of future requests for exemption under Article 19.

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In 2004, construction of subsidized housing fell to levels lower than those of 1999.

In conclusion, he agreed with previous speakers that multi year payment plans should remain voluntary and should not be linked to the granting of exemptions under Article 19.

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52. Invites those organizations of the United Nations system which are currently in arrears with their contributions to the United Nations under the present cost sharing arrangements to take steps to ensure prompt payment of the outstanding sums

Having further considered the letter dated 27 December 2001 from the Secretary General addressed to the President of the General Assembly,A 56 767.

While the multi year payment plans had yielded uneven results, they had helped some Member States to reduce their arrears and should therefore continue to be promoted as a voluntary mechanism.