A/RES/55/238 2. Agrees with the views expressed by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations in paragraphs 34 and 35 of its report on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects;3 3. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation; 4. Decides to appropriate an additional amount of 363,000 United States dollars under section 3, Political affairs, 37,200 dollars under section 27, Management and central support services, and 19,200 dollars under section 32, Staff assessment, to be offset by a corresponding amount (19,200 dollars) under income section 1, Income from staff assessment, of the programme budget for the biennium 2000–2001;4 5. Approves the support account post and non-post requirements in the amount of 9,190,200 dollars gross (8,741,600 dollars net) for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001; 6. Agrees with paragraph 36 of the report of the Special Committee3 relating to proper representation of troop-contributing countries in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the Secretariat; 7. Underscores the importance of consultation with troop-contributing countries from the early stages of mission planning; 8. Expresses deep concern over the delay in reimbursement of troop contributors, which can cause hardship to all troop- and equipment-contributing countries, and requests the Secretariat to expedite the processing of all claims and present a progress report in this regard during the first part of the resumed fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly; 9. Notes that the related resource requirements presented by the SecretaryGeneral in his report on resource requirements for implementation of the report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations1 have been described by him as an emergency request, whereas, in terms of paragraph 11 of the report of the Advisory Committee,2 it was acknowledged that not all the proposals in the report of the Secretary-General on resource requirements for implementation of the report of the Panel could be classified as emergency requests; 10. Regrets that the report of the Secretary-General on resource requirements for implementation of the report of the Panel was not presented in accordance with rule 153 of its rules of procedures and with established practices, as pointed out in paragraph 3 of the report of the Advisory Committee,2 and requests the Secretary-General to comply strictly with those rules in the future; 11. Notes that the report of the Secretary-General on resource requirements for implementation of the report of the Panel has not been issued in compliance with the sixweek rule; 12. Takes note of the intention of the Secretary-General to submit future reports to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth sessions on the implementation of the recommendations in the report of the Panel, including the comprehensive review, requested by the Special Committee, of the management, structure, recruitment processes and 4 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 6 (A/54/6/Rev.1), vols I–III; ibid., Supplement No. 6A (A/54/6/Rev.1/Add.1); and ibid., Supplement No. 6B (A/54/6/Rev.1/Add.2). 2