A/RES/54/81 Page 2 Bearing in mind the continuous necessity of preserving the efficiency and strengthening the effectiveness of the work of the Special Committee, 1. Welcomes the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations;2 2. Endorses the proposals, recommendations and conclusions of the Special Committee, contained in paragraphs 43 to 130 of its report; 3. Urges Member States, the Secretariat and relevant organs of the United Nations to take all necessary steps to implement the proposals, recommendations and conclusions of the Special Committee; 4. Reiterates that those Member States that become personnel contributors to United Nations peacekeeping operations in years to come or participate in the future in the Special Committee for three consecutive years as observers shall, upon request in writing to the Chairman of the Special Committee, become members at the following session of the Special Committee; 5. Decides that the Special Committee, in accordance with its mandate, shall continue its efforts for a comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects and shall review the implementation of its previous proposals and consider any new proposals so as to enhance the capacity of the United Nations to fulfil its responsibilities in this field; 6. Requests the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session; 7. Decides to keep open during its fifty-fourth session the item entitled “Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects”. 71st plenary meeting 6 December 1999 2 A/54/87.