Resolution
A.993(25)
VOLUNTARY DONATION OF INTEREST EARNINGS UNDER THE CONTRIBUTIONS INCENTIVE
SCHEME TO THE TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION FUND
(Adopted on 29 November 2007)
THE
ASSEMBLY,
RECALLING
resolution A.873(20), in which the Assembly:
- through operative
paragraph 1, reaffirmed that technical co-operation is an essential part of the
Organizations work to achieve the ratification and implementation of IMOs
global instruments; and
- through
operative paragraph 5, invited Member States and organizations to continue and,
if possible, increase their financial and in-kind support for the technical
co-operation activities of IMO,
RECALLING
ALSO resolution A.900(21) on Objectives of the Organization in the 2000s,
through which the Assembly, directed the Committees, under the co-ordination of
the Council, inter alia, to focus their attention on strengthening the
Organizations technical co-operation programme and delivery to achieve
sustainable development and effective implementation of the Integrated Technical
Co-operation Programme (ITCP),
RECALLING
FURTHER resolution A.901(21) on IMO and technical co-operation in the 2000s,
which provides a comprehensive policy statement on the ITCP encompassing, inter
alia, the programmes key objective, mission statement and contribution to
sustainable development,
EVOKING
resolution A.965(23), in operative paragraph 2 of which the Assembly invited
Member States, international and regional organizations, non-governmental
organizations and industry to provide financial and in-kind support for the
implementation of ITCP activities through the development of effective
partnership arrangements with IMO,
EVOKING
ALSO resolution A.986(24), in which the Assembly acknowledged the need to
support, through the funding and implementation of technical co-operation
activities, the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the Millennium
Development Goals,
RECOGNIZING
IMOs limited resources and regional presence, at national, regional and global
levels, for the implementation of its technical co-operation activities,
ACKNOWLEDGING
WITH APPRECIATION IMOs record of achievement in technical co-operation, the
relevance of its ITCP and the ever-growing demand for technical assistance and
capacity-building arising from the priority given by the Organization to the
effective and uniform implementation and enforcement of its global instruments,
MINDFUL
of the budgetary constraints of Member States and the Organization itself, and
of the need to make efficient use of available funds and in-kind resources,
while also respecting the need to give priority to technical co-operation over
other matters,
MINDFUL
ALSO of the ongoing efforts of the Technical Co-operation Committee to develop
a comprehensive mechanism for ensuring long-term, sustainable implementation of
the ITCP, through the effective and efficient utilization of any other
resources available, which reduces dependence on the Printing Fund surplus,
REAFFIRMING
the importance of the Technical Co-operation Fund (TC Fund) as a mechanism for
the delivery of the ITCP,
RECALLING
ALSO that the resources of the TC Fund comprise, inter alia, contributions from
Member States, including donations made under the Contributions Incentive
Scheme (CIS), and from other donors (governments, organizations and
institutions, the private sector and individuals),
RECALLING
FURTHER resolution A.629(15) concerning the introduction of the Contributions
Incentive Scheme to encourage early payment of contributions in accordance with
the Financial Regulations,
NOTING
the Secretary-Generals proposal to the Council that Member States should
voluntarily donate a percentage of their earnings under the CIS to the TC Fund
and the Councils agreement, at its ninety-seventh session, to make a
recommendation to the Assembly in this regard,
NOTING
the recommendations of the Technical Co-operation Committee, at its
fifty-seventh session, and the Council, at its ninety-eighth session,
1.
INVITES Member States to consider voluntarily donating to the TC