Strengthening of the Capacity of the Organization in Peacekeeping Operations

A/RES/61/256View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 112 Strengthening of the United Nations System, published in 2007.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2007

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2007	A/61/858	Comprehensive report on strengthening the capacity of the United Nations to manage and sustain peace operations report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/61/256

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Administrative Reform Appointment of Officials Capacity Building Field Offices Peacekeeping Operations Report Preparation

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Commends the Secretary-General for his efforts to enhance the performance of the Organization in the conduct of peacekeeping operations;

Supports the restructuring of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, including the establishment of a Department of Field Support, and notes in this regard the intention of the Secretary-General to appoint an Under-Secretary-General to head that Department;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report, as soon as possible, elaborating on the restructuring of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the establishment of the Department of Field Support, including functions, budgetary discipline and full financial implications – taking into account, inter alia, the recommendations in the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services² – for the consideration of and decision by the General Assembly during its sixty-first session, in accordance with established procedures;

²A/61/743.

Calls upon the Secretary-General to take full account of the views of the Member States in this regard, including those expressed at the 2007 session of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, in particular the need to take all measures to guarantee unity of command, to promote integration of efforts and to strengthen operational capacities, both at Headquarters and in field missions;

Stresses that the actions to restructure the Department of Peacekeeping Operations should be implemented with full respect for the relevant mandates, decisions and resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Security Council;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-third session a report to review the implementation of the present resolution.

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