t-1emberStateswhichhaveParticipatf'd inPeace-keeping cperations under agreements withtheUnitedNations t1'l.atprovided forreimbursement forthe services rendered, ma.inlyprovision oftroops, willamounttosome $272million. Thus,thetroop-contributing M:mberStatescontinue tobear thefullburdenoftheeffectoftheshortfall inpayments ofassessed contributions forpeace-keeping OPerations. 10.Ashortfall inpayments totheregular bUdget, whether dueto withholdings ortodelaysinthepayment ofassessments, results inan inunediate cashshortage inrespect oftheday-to-day needsofthe organization. Giventhema.gnitude ofthetotalshortfall inpayments tothe regular bUdget, othersources offundingarerequired IrDstofthetimeto meetday-to-day cashrequirements, ma.inlyforpayroll andpayment to vendors. Inordertomeettheseobligations, theOrganization hasusedthe fundsavailable inthew:>rking capital Fund($100million) aswellasinthe Special Account (estima.ted atsane$123million by31December 1990)and,in addition, theanounts realized fromthesuspension offinancial regulations 4.3,4.4and5.2(d)inrespect oftheregular budget, whenavailable (see paras. 20to25below). Ithasalsobeennecessary onoccasions toresort totemporary borrowing fromPeace-keeping andotherfundstomeetsaneof thecashrequirements fortheregular budget. B.Payment ofassessed contributions totheregular budget 11.Thelevelofunpaidassessed contributions, whether causedbypast wit.hhJl.dings orlatepayments, hasincreased exponentially overthepast 10years,assho.minfigure1below: /.,.. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryI A/C.5/45/17 English Page4 Figure1 UNPAIDASSESSMENTS TO THEREGULAR BUDGET 500 461.2 400 ~ 0 15300 1) ~ 0 [f) [2000.-.- 2 100 o1979 1984 19851986198719881989 At31Oeambffmmyror /...I A/C.5/45/17 English Page4 Figure1 UNPAIDASSESSMENTS TO THEREGULAR BUDGET 500 461.2 400 ~ 0 15300 1) ~ 0 [f) [2000.-.- 2 100 o1979 1984 19851986198719881989 At31Oeambffmmyror /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/C.5/45/l7 English Page5 12.Attheendof1989tlieseoutstanding contributicns substantially exceeded the$412.5million thenavailable fromtheWJrking capital Fund ($100million), theSpecial Acoount (al:x:>ut$113.5million) andtheanounts realized fromthesuspension oftheprovisions offinancial regulations 4.3, 4.4and5.2(d) ($199.0,million). 13.Asthefollowing statistics dem::>nstrate, in1990thepattern ofpayment by~mberStatesoftheirassessed contributions totheregular budgethas beeneve..T1IIOremsatisfactory thanwasthecasein1989: Paidinfull: Haveoutstanding assessments: (Memoret'hancurrent year'sassessment: Madenopaymentatall:60StatesatendSeptember 1990 64Statesatendseptember 1989 99StatesatendSeptember 1990 95Statesatendseptember 1989 56Statesatendseptember 1990 50Statesatendseptember 1989 32StatesatendSepteniber 1990 37StatesatendSeptember 1989 14.Thepercentages ofannualregular budgetassessed contributicns paidas at30Juneand30Septeniber 1990aregivenbelow,together withthe percentages paidasat30June,30september and31December annually since 1983.ThetableShowsthatthepercentage ofassessed contributions paidby theendoftheyear,whichhadsteadily declined between 1984and1987, increased in1988asaresultofthespecialefforts ma.debynanyMember States. Duringthefirsthalfof1989andagainin1990,however, the results weremuchlessencouraging. 30June 30September 31December1983 42.0 50.3 79.31984 42.6 47.7 81.91985 35.5 53.6 72.11986 49.6 57.8 70.31987 52.0 56.1 63.81988 56.5 63.3 66.01989 48.0 64.6 66.41990 47.9 64.3 15.ArmexIIItothepresent reportprovides detailed infornation onthe statusofcontributions totheregular bUdgetasat30September 1990.As canbeseenfromthatannex,atthatdate,withonlythreerronthsleftin 1990,unpaidcontributions totheregular budgettotalled $641.0million, of whi.ch$345.8million wasoutstanding for1989andprioryearsand
**Analysis**
The text discusses the financial situation of the United Nations, specifically the shortfall in payments from member states and the impact on the organization's operations. It highlights the importance of timely payments and the consequences of delays or defaults. The text also provides statistics on the payment patterns of member states and the outstanding contributions to the regular budget.

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