Hr. RICHARDSON (United Kingdom) : f would like ti begin by congratulating you warmly, Sir, on your assumption of tb presidency of the Security Council for this month and at the sang time to thank your predecessor, Anbasscldor Tornudd, on the way he handled our work in what turned out to be dn exceptionally busy month. I can be very brief. I do not intend to enter into the political aspects of the Cyprus question, on which ue await the Secretary-General’s further report on his mission of qood offices. My delegation has supported the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a further SiX ?nonths, but I must make clear that we fully sh4re the abncerns &ich have just ban expressed by the representative of Canada about thz qrowinq deterioration in the financial situation facing the Force. The statement made by our previous President on behalf of all of us around this table made it clear that peace-keepinq operations must he launched and maintained on a sound and secure financial banis. UNFICYP is in a difficult and anomalous financial position and this, I have to say, is qivinq rise to qrowing concern. We need urgent steps tn place the Force on a mire solid financial footing. we therefore support fully tg proposal that the Secretary-General has once again Faade in his report that the United Nations share of the f+)si of iiFiFiC!iP should b financti from assess& contributions* We believe there is no alternative to this long overdue change. It would not only help reduce the inordinately heavy burden an troop-contributing countries; m3r’e important, I think, it would ensure UNPScYP's future and its contribution ta NS/A.SW s/w. 2928 8 W r . Richardson, Uni ted R ingdom) an eventual negotiated settlement and at the same time chmunstrate that this 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement made by a representative of the United Kingdom at the United Nations Security Council, discussing the financial situation of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). The representative expresses concerns about the financial burden on troop-contributing countries and proposes that the United Nations share of the Force's expenses should be financed from assessed contributions. This suggests that the category related to finance and budgeting is a good fit.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief