A/RES/55/238 interrelationships of all relevant elements within the Secretariat that play a role in peacekeeping operations; II Safety and security of United Nations personnel Reaffirming its resolutions 54/249 and 54/250 of 23 December 1999 and its other relevant resolutions, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on safety and security of United Nations personnel,5 in particular its administrative and budgetary aspects, and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,6 1. Endorses the recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,6 subject to the provisions set forth in the present section; 2. Decides to consider the reclassification of the post of Deputy Security Coordinator from the D-1 level to the D-2 level in the context of its review of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003; 3. Also decides to establish, effective 1 January 2001, eight additional Professional posts (two P-5 and six P-4) in the Office of the United Nations Security Coordinator at Headquarters; 4. Further decides to establish, effective 1 January 2001, eight additional security officer (Field Service) posts (four P-4 and four P-3) and sixteen additional Local level posts; 5. Decides to appropriate the amount of 2,210,000 dollars under section 30, Special expenses, and the amount of 238,400 dollars under section 32, Staff assessment, to be offset by an equivalent amount under income section 1, Income from staff assessment, of the programme budget for the biennium 2000–2001,4 for the Secretary-General to undertake the immediate measures for the strengthening of the security management system of the United Nations; 6. Requests the Secretary-General, in his capacity as Chairman of the Administrative Committee on Coordination, to develop, in coordination with executive heads of the United Nations specialized agencies, funds and programmes, an effective mechanism for cost-sharing arrangements and, in this connection, to ensure that in future the costs of the security management system are included in the regular budget, to be managed by the United Nations, contingent upon a formal arrangement with the concerned agencies, funds and programmes for participation in the funding of security arrangements and reimbursement to the United Nations for services provided, under income section 2, General income, of the programme budget, and to submit proposals thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session through the Advisory Committee, and decides that, in the meantime, the established cost-sharing arrangements between the United Nations and its specialized agencies, funds and programmes will remain in place until the Assembly decides otherwise; 7. Also requests the Secretary-General, when presenting future reports under these agenda items, to continue to ensure that separate reports are presented; 5 6 A/55/494. A/55/658. 3