Upon inquiry, the Advisory Committee was informed that the amount shown in paragraph 18 of annex II to the report for the support account for peace-keeping operations was based on actual expenditures under civilian personnel staffing. This approach is consistent with previous recommendations of the Advisory Committee as approved by the General Assembly. Interest income 3. Interest income consists of amounts derived from short-term investments of unused cash currently in hand to meet future payment of debts. The investment period ranges from overnight to approximately a week or two.
Interest income is credited to the account under which the short-term investment was made.
In order to meet cash flow requirements, these balances were drawn upon to the full extent to supplement the assessed contributions received.