While Member States had an obligation to provide the Secretary-General with the financial resources to fulfil the mandates entrusted to him, given the enormous growth of the peacekeeping budget, overall assessments were becoming a serious burden on Member States.
虽然会员国有义务向秘书长提供他执行所承担任务的财政资源，但是鉴于维持和平预算大幅度增加，分摊会费总额已成为会员国的沉重负担。