(b) Report of the Advisory Conxnittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions. (b) kn?tedgationW The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was established by the Security Council on 19 Xarch 1978 (resolution 425 (1978)). On the same date, the Council approved the report of the Secretary-General (S/12611) on the implementation of its resolution 425 (1978) and decided to establish the Force for an initial period of six months to be extended for a further period, should the Council so decide (resolution 426 (1978)). Its mandate has been extended periodically. At its forty-fourth session, mB/ the General Assembly decided to appropriate to the Special Account an amount of $142,842,000 gross (S140.574.000 net) for the operation of UNIFIL for the period from 1 February 1989 to Jl’January 1990, inclusive; authorised the Secretary-General to enter into connnftments for the operation of UNIFIL at a rate not to exceed 812,001,000 grcsr (Sll,806,000 det) per month for the 12-month period beginning 1 February 1990, should the Security Council decide to continue the Force beyond the period of six months authorised under its resolution 639 (1989), decided, as an 84&&z arrangement, to apportion the amount of 8142,842,OOO among Member States in accordance with the terms of paragraphs 3 and 4 of Assembly resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, to be adjusted by decision of the Assembly and taking into account the scale of arrerrments for the years 1989, 1990 and 1991; and decided also that the provisions of regulations 5.2 (D), 5.2 (d), 4.3 and 4.4 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations should be suspended in respect of the emount of S3,078,849, which otherwise would have had to be surrendered pursuant to those provisions, this emount to be entered in the account referred to in the operative part of General Assembly rerolution 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and financial arrangements for a peacekeeping mission, UNIFIL, in Lebanon. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on administrative and budgetary matters. The mention of the General Assembly and the Security Council implies that the text is related to international relations and diplomacy.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations