Chapter I: International peace and security 10. Reaffirms that Member States will be assigned to the lowest level of contribution with the highest discount for which they are eligible, unless they indicate a decision to move to a higher level; 11. Also reaffirms that for purposes of determining the eligibility of Member States for contribution in particular levels during the 2010–2012 scale period, the average per capita gross national income of all Member States will be 6,708 United States dollars and the per capita gross national income of Member States will be the average of 2002 to 2007 figures; 12. Further reaffirms that transition periods of two years will apply to countries moving up by two levels, and that transition periods of three years will apply to countries moving up by three or more levels without prejudice to paragraph 10 above; 13. Reaffirms that transitions as specified above will occur in equal increments over the transition period as designated above; 14. Endorses the updated composition of levels to be applied in adjusting regular budget scale rates to establish Member States’ rates of assessment for peacekeeping operations for the period from 2010 to 2012, subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 15. Requests the Secretary-General to continue updating the composition of the levels described above on a triennial basis, in conjunction with the regular budget scale of assessment reviews, in accordance with the criteria established above, and to report thereon to the General Assembly; 16. Recognizes the concerns raised by Member States, including Bahrain and the Bahamas, regarding the structure of the levels of the scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations; 17. Also recognizes the need to review the structure of the levels of the scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations; 18. Desires to address the issues referred to above in an effective and expeditious manner; 19. Decides to review the structure of the levels of the scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations with a view to a decision, if agreed, no later than at its sixty-seventh session.
Also on 24 December, the General Assembly decided that the agenda item on the scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of UN peacekeeping operations would remain for consideration during its resumed sixty-fourth (2010) session (decision 64/549). New rates of assessment. On 31 December [A/64/220/Add.1], following the adoption, by resolution 64/248 (see p. 1412), of a new scale of assessments for the regular budget for the period 2010– 2012 and the endorsement, by resolution 64/249 (see above), of the updated composition of levels for the period 2010–2012, the Secretary-General set out effective rates of assessment for peacekeeping for 2010–2012.
91 Reimbursement issues Reimbursement for contingent-owned equipment During its 2009 substantive session [A/63/19], the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations emphasized the importance of effective and transparent inspections of contingent-owned equipment. It acknowledged that troop costs had not been reviewed since 2002 and looked forward to the recommendations the Fifth Committee would make on that matter. Report of Secretary-General. In January, the Secretary-General submitted a report [A/63/697] on the review of the methodology for rates of reimbursement to troop-contributing countries, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 62/252 [YUN 2008, p. 93]. The rate of reimbursement for troop costs, unchanged since 1 January 2002, included $1,028 for basic pay and allowance, a $303 specialists’ allowance (payable for 10 per cent of infantry contingents and formed police units and for 25 per cent of support contingents), and a $73 allowance for personal clothing, gear, equipment and personal weapons and ammunition. The proposed methodology for rates of reimbursement to troop-contributing countries, described in a 2006 report [YUN 2006, p. 101], was resubmitted for consideration and approval by the Assembly. The Secretary-General suggested that data and views on the daily allowance be collected through questionnaires to force commanders and to randomly selected peacekeepers. As for recreational leave allowance, contingent personnel could earn leave at 2.5 days per month, for a total of 15 days during a six-month assignment, but were entitled only to a recreational leave allowance of $10.50 per day for a maximum of seven days. The 2008 Working Group on Contingent-Owned Equipment had recommended [YUN 2008, p. 93] an increase in recreational leave allowance from 7 to 15 days for each six-month tour of duty for members of military contingents/formed police units. The Secretary-General recommended that the Assembly approve the proposed methodology for the rates of reimbursement; the proposed rate of exchange reference date for the conversion of collected cost data from national currencies to United States dollars; the conduct of the first survey in 2009 and proposed periodicity thereafter; the proposed field questionnaires to collect data on the daily allowance for troops; and the increase in the number of days of recreational leave allowance for members of the military contingents and formed police units from 7 to 15. ACABQ report. In April [A/63/746], acabq noted the Secretary-General’s intention to provide valid, reliable and comprehensive data, which would constitute an improved basis for informed decision-making by the General Assembly and would be more trans-