The reimbursements to Member States from the arrears payments received in 2001 and the usual disbursements for yearly obligations brought the year-end balance back to the same level as at the beginning of the year, $1.3 billion.
但由于用2001年收到的欠款偿还了会员国的费用并支付了常年承付款项，使得年底结存又回到了年初的水平，即13亿美元。