CM/Res.1580 (LXII)
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RESOLUTION ON THE PROBLEM OF ARREARS OF CONTRIBUTION
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Sixty-Second Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 21 to 23 June, 1995,
Recalling previous resolutions on the question of arrears, namely CM/Res.1279 (LII), CM/Res.1480 (LIX) and CM/Res.1554 (LXI),
Having considered the Report of the Secretary-General on the status of contribution to the OAU Regular Budget as at 15 June, 1995 (Doc. CM/1881 (LXII) Rev.1,
Having also considered the Report of the Committee on Contributions contained in Doc.CM/1882 (LXII),
Gravely concerned at the growing number of Member States that are not paying their financial contributions towards the Organization,
Conscious of the fact that the ever-increasing level of arrears of contribution payable by Member States constitutes a serious impediment to the Organization in the accomplishment of its mission and in the discharge of its increasing responsibilities,
Reaffirming once more that regular payment of contributions to the Regular Budget of the Organization constitutes a fundamental obligation of each Member State:
TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Fourth Session of the Committee on Contributions, (CM/1882 (LXII));
CONGRATULATES those Member States that are up-to-date in fulfilling their financial obligations to the Organization;
APPEALS once again to those Member States that have not yet paid up their arrears of contribution to urgently do so, bearing in mind that the sanctions embodied in resolution CM/Res.1279 (LII), and Article 115 of the OAU Financial Rules and Regulations entered into force on 1 June, 1995;
DECIDES to grant on provisional and exceptional basis, and for a period of 6 months, an exemption of the sanctions embodied in resolution CM/Res.1279 (LII) and Article 115 of the OAU Financial Rules and Regulations (II) to:
Somalia and Liberia;
countries which have made significant contributions by paying about 25% of their arrears since the Sixty-First Session of Council,
other countries that make similar efforts by paying at least 25% of their arrears before they expiry of the moratorium of 6 months;
DECIDES that the application of sanctions to countries that fail to pay 25% of their outstanding contributions be implemented with effect from 29 June, 1995, immediately after the Summit;
CONGRATULATES the Committee on Contributions for the work accomplished and REQUESTS the Committee to continue with consideration of the implementation of the sanctions already adopted, formulation of new sanctions as well as possible incentives at its next session, and submit a report thereon to the Sixty-Third Session of the Council of Ministers;
EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION to Member States that have deployed significant efforts and reduced the amounts of arrears of their assessed contributions.