A/RES/64/269 II Human resources 1. Reaffirms section VII of its resolution 61/276, and its resolution 63/250 of 24 December 2008; 2. Decides to revert to the establishment of minimum welfare and recreation standards, as described in paragraphs 62 to 82 of the report of the SecretaryGeneral,3 at the second part of its resumed sixty-fifth session; 3. Also decides to increase the level of compensation for death for all categories of uniformed personnel to 70,000 United States dollars; 4. Expresses deep concern about delays in the settlement of claims in respect of death and disability, and requests the Secretary-General to take urgent measures to eliminate the existing backlog of death and disability claims pending for more than three months and to report on the progress made to the General Assembly at the second part of its resumed sixty-fifth session; Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to settle death and 5. disability claims as soon as possible, but not later than three months from the date of submission of a claim; Reaffirms its resolution 52/177 of 18 December 1997, and requests the 6. Secretary-General to ensure that, accordingly, all uniformed personnel deployed in peacekeeping operations shall continue to be eligible for death and disability compensation during the entire period of their deployment; III Operational requirements 1. Notes that fuel is a major item of expenditure and that its management is vulnerable to serious risk of fraud and abuse; 2. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to make the fullest possible use of facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order to minimize the costs of procurement for field missions; Notes the increase in aircraft rental costs, particularly for rotary wing 3. aircraft, and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to achieve economies of scale and efficiencies in air operations through better planning and optimal use of available resources without undermining safety and operational requirements and rotation and troop deployment cycles; Underlines the need for the United Nations to improve management of 4. its ground transportation in order to achieve maximum operational efficiency, and urges the Secretary-General to accelerate his efforts in this regard; Recalls paragraph 72 of the report of the Advisory Committee on 5. Administrative and Budgetary Questions,18 and requests the Secretary-General to provide detailed information on the measures undertaken to mitigate the environmental impact of peacekeeping missions in the context of his next overview report; 6. 4 Reaffirms the provisions of section XVIII of its resolution 61/276;