While, that the appeal for emergency funds of $164 million, launched on November 12 by the United Nations (UN) near its member countries to fight against the cholera epidemic in Haiti, has so far collected $ 32.9 million (20.06%) , the Secretary General of the United Nations does not seem to have the same difficulties to obtaining over $865 MM for the operating budget of Minustah in Haiti...

The budget for the 12-month period (2010-2011), which totals $865.31 million ($865,313,200) and provides for the deployment of 8,940 military contingent personnel, 1,451 United Nations police officers (including 100 categorized as Government-provided personnel), 2,940 formed police personnel, 731 international staff, 1,478 national staff, and 277 United Nations Volunteers, including temporary positions. In connection with the financing of this Mission, the Secretary-General asks the Assembly to: Appropriate $865.3 million for the Mission’s maintenance for the 12-month period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, including the $380 million previously authorized to maintain the Mission from 1 July to 31 December 2010, and in addition to the $23.04 million ($23,041,700) previously opened for the support account for peacekeeping to peace, and the Logistics Base of the United Nations.

The Secretary-General proposes to the General Assembly to take the following decisions regarding the financing of MINUSTAH:

- Appropriate $865.3 million ($865,313,200) for the Mission’s maintenance for the 12-month period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, including the $380 million previously authorized to maintain the Mission from 1 July to 31 December 2010, and in addition to the $23.04 million ($23,041,700) previously appropriated under the terms of General Assembly resolution 64/278

- assess $30.75 million for the period from 1 July to 15 October 2010, which represents the balance between the full amount of $252.38 million, and the amount of $221.67 million already assessed for the same period under the terms of General Assembly resolution 64/278.

- assess $454.6 million ($454,596,900) for the period from 16 October 2010 to 30 June 2011, which represents the balance between the full amount of $612.93 million ($612,930,200), and the $158.33 million ($158,333,300) already assessed for the period from 16 October to 31 December 2010, under the terms of General Assembly resolution 64/278

Obviously when you want you can ! Meanwhile, in Haiti, people dream of the day where the funds promised for almost 10 months, for reconstruction, will arrive...

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