The regular budget of the United Nations is apportioned among its Member States in accordance with a scale of assessments approved by the General Assembly , ;z,;e recosssendation of the Cosxnittee on Contributions (see item 17 (bl). This , as modified by resolutions 3101 WCVIII) and 441192 B, has also been used to apportion the appropriations for peace-keeping operations among all Member States. At its forty-second session, the General Assembly, having considered the report of the Cosxnittee on Contributions, requested the Corxsittee to reconxaend to the General Assembly, at its forty-third session, a scal,P of assessments for the period 1989-1991, prepared on the basis of the methodology and criteria used to prepare the current scale, and to review the limits in the scheme to avoid excessive variations of individual rates of assessment between successive scales; and also requested it to continue to undertake studies in pursuance of its work on the improvement of the methodology for drawing up future scales of assessment, in light of views expressed in the Fifth Cosxnittee during tb: forty-second and previous sessions (resolution 421206). At its forty-third session, the General Assembly approved a scale of assessments for 1989 and 1990, and also 1991 unless a new scale was approved earlier by the Assembly on the recosxaendation of the Cosxeittee on Contributions in response to resolution 431223 B (resolution 431223 A). The General Assembly also requested the Cosxnittee on Contributions, in order to ensure fairness and equity in the scale and to make the methodology transparent, easily understandable, stable over time and as simple as possible, to undertake a comprehensive review of all aspects of the existing methodology. To this end, a number of specific reviews were outlined together with a rsquest for s report to ths Asssnr&ly at its 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the financial aspects of the United Nations, specifically the allocation of funds among its member states. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on bureaucratic and administrative matters. The content is also concerned with fairness, equity, and transparency, suggesting a focus on the financial management of the organization.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade