United Nations A/69/751/Rev.1 General Assembly Distr.: General 21 April 2015 Original: English Sixty-ninth session Agenda item 148 Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations Overview of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations: budget performance for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 and budget for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 Report of the Secretary-General Contents Page Abbreviations.................................................................. 5 I. Status of peacekeeping .......................................................... 7 II. Budget process, presentation and financial management ............................... 13 III. A strategy for operational effectiveness and responsible stewardship .................... 14 A. Strengthening the strategic and operational planning, deployment, management and transition of United Nations peacekeeping operations ............................. 15 B. Facilitating a shared understanding between the Secretariat, Member States and other stakeholders concerning individual operations and for the future direction of United Nations peacekeeping ....................................................... 24 C. Increasing the alignment, efficiency and effectiveness of United Nations field operations led and/or supported by the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support .............................................................. 26 D. Continuing to strengthen and professionalize the institutional capacity to analyse and meet ongoing strategic and operational challenges ............................... 42 E. Conclusion ................................................................ 56 15-06237 (E) 270415 *1506237* A/69/751/Rev.1 IV. Budget performance for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 .................... 56 A. Analysis of variances ....................................................... 56 B. Management initiatives...................................................... 68 V. Proposed resources for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 ..................... 70 VI. Status of the Peacekeeping Reserve Fund as at 30 June 2014 ........................... 93 VII. Management of contingent-owned equipment and liabilities to troop-contributing and formed police-contributing countries ..................................................... 94 A. Management of contingent-owned equipment ................................... 94 B. Liabilities relating to troop-contributing and formed police-contributing countries ..... 94 VIII. Death and disability compensation ................................................ 95 IX. Action to be taken by the General Assembly ........................................ 97 Annexes I. Global field support strategy ..................................................... 98 II. Regional Service Centre ......................................................... 131 2/166 15-06237 A/69/751/Rev.1 Summary Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 59/296, the present report provides an overview of the financial and administrative aspects of United Nations peacekeeping operations. It outlines management initiatives proposed by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support for 2015/16 and provides updated information on the implementation of the requests contained in General Assembly resolution 66/264. The report provides consolidated information on the performance of the budgets for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 and on the budget proposals for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. The report also includes sections on the status of the Peacekeeping Reserve Fund, management of contingent-owned equipment, liabilities to troop-contributing and formed police-contributing countries and death and disability compensation. Finally, the two annexes to the report provide information on the global field support strategy and the Regional Service Centre in Entebbe, Uganda. For the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014, total expenditure amounted to $7,520.3 million against a total approved budget of $7,833.2 million, exclusive of budgeted voluntary contributions in kind, as summarized in the table below. Financial resource performance (Millions of United States dollars) 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 Variance Peacekeeping component Apportionment Expenditure Amount Percentage Missions 7 437.3 7 136.8 300.5 4.0 United Nations Logistics Base 68.5 68.5 – 0.0 Support account for peacekeeping operationsa 327.4 315.0 12.4 3.8 Subtotal 7 833.2 7 520.3 312.9 4.0 Voluntary contributions in kind (budgeted) 6.4 4.9 1.5 22.8 Total 7 839.6 7 525.2 314.4 4.0 a Includes requirements for enterprise resource planning in the amount of $18.7 million. 15-06237 3/166 A/69/751/Rev.1 Financial resources for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 are estimated at $8,491.8 million, exclusive of voluntary contributions in kind, summarized as follows: Financial resources (Millions of United States dollars) 1 July 2014 to 1 July 2015 to Variance 30 June 2015 30 June 2016 Peacekeeping component (apportionment) (cost estimates) Amount Percentage Missions 8 065.8 8 082.0 16.2 0.2 United Nations Logistics Base 70.3 71.7 1.4 1.9 Support account for peacekeeping operationsa 326.0 338.1 12.1 3.7 Subtotal 8 462.1 8 491.8 29.7 0.4 Voluntary contributions in kind (budgeted) 4.6 4.6 – – Total 8 466.7 8 496.4 29.7 0.4 a Inclusive of requirements for enterprise resource planning in the amounts of $20.1 million for 2014/15 and $31.3 million for 2015/16. The action to be taken by the General Assembly is set out in section IX of the present report. 4/166 15-06237 A/69/751/Rev.1 Abbreviations AFISMA African-led International Support Mission in Mali AMISOM African Union Mission in Somalia BINUCA United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic BNUB United Nations Office in Burundi ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICT Information and communications technology IPSAS International Public Sector Accounting Standards MENUB United Nations Electoral Observer Mission in Burundi MINURCA United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic MINURCAT United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad MINURSO United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara MINUSCA United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic MINUSMA United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali MINUSTAH United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti MISCA African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic MONUSCO United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo OPCW Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons UNAMA United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan UNAMI United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq UNAMID African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur UNDOF United Nations Disengagement Observer Force UNFICYP United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNIFIL United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon UNIPSIL United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone 15-06237 5/166 A/69/751/Rev.1 UNISFA United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei UNLB United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy UNMEER United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response UNMIK United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo UNMIL United Nations Mission in Liberia UNMIN United Nations Mission in Nepal UNMIS United Nations Mission in the Sudan UNMISS United Nations Mission in South Sudan UNMIT United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste UNMOGIP United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan UNOAU United Nations Office to the African Union UNOCI United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire UNPOS United Nations Political Office for Somalia UNSCOL Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon UNSMIL United Nations Support Mission in Libya UNSMIS United Nations Supervision Mission in the Syrian Arab Republic UNSOA United Nations Support Office for the African Union Mission in Somalia UNSOM United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia UNTSO United Nations Truce Supervision Organization VSAT very small aperture terminal WFP World Food Programme 6/166 15-06237 A/69/751/Rev.1 I. Status of peacekeeping 1. Peacekeeping continues to be one of the most visible, challenging and important endeavours undertaken by the United Nations. It reflects the concerted effort and commitment of Member States and the United Nations system to counter threats to international peace and security. Through uniformed personnel and specialized civilian capacities, peacekeeping operations seek to deliver security, stability and political and early peacebuilding support to help countries mitigate crises, reinforce the foundations for peace and work towards lasting recovery. 2. More than 120,000 uniformed personnel and civilian staff are currently serving in 16 peacekeeping operations. Despite a prevailing climate of financial austerity, the demand for United Nations peacekeeping operations has continued to grow. In the past two years, the Security Council has authorized the transition of two African-led, international peace support missions to United Nations peacekeeping operations: in Mali, with the establishment of MINUSMA in 2013 (resolution