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Comprehensive review of special political missions
missions in all mandated tasks, including in conflict prevention, and stressing that
actions by the United Nations should support and complement, as appropriate, the
conflict prevention roles of national Governments,
Encouraging enhanced exchanges of information, in an appropriate manner,
among the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Secretariat, making use
of the advisory role of the Peacebuilding Commission, when relevant, on overall
policy matters pertaining to special political missions,
Reaffirming the principles of impartiality, consent of the parties, nat ional
ownership and national responsibility, and stressing the significance of the views of
and dialogue with countries hosting special political missions,
Recalling the relevant reports on the review of arrangements for funding and
backstopping special political missions, 1 which addressed the financial and
administrative arrangements pertaining to such missions, recognizing that the Fifth
Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted
with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters,
Recognizing, in this regard, the importance of adequately resourcing the
peacebuilding components of relevant special political missions, including during
mission transitions and drawdown, to support the stability and continuity of
peacebuilding activities,
Stressing the need for the United Nations to continue to improve its capabilities
in the pacific settlement of disputes, including mediation, conflict prevention, conflict
resolution, peacebuilding and sustaining peace, for the maintenance of international
peace and security,
Acknowledging the significant increase in the number and complexity of special
political missions and the challenges faced by them,
Recognizing the need for system-wide coherence between special political
missions and the United Nations system, and emphasizing the importance of close
cooperation between special political missions, peacekeeping operations and United
Nations country teams for maintaining sustainable peace, conflict prevention and
conflict resolution,
Recognizing also the need for special political missions to operate under clear,
credible and achievable mandates, including through the articulation of their goals
and purposes, and the need to review their progress as stipulated in their respec tive
mandates,
Stressing the need for, as relevant, enhanced coordination and cooperation
between special political missions and concerned regional and subregional
organizations, particularly leveraging ongoing strategic partnerships, to take concrete
measures to strengthen mechanisms for conflict prevention, management and
resolution, and emphasizing the need to build and strengthen human and institutional
capacities at the national, subregional and regional levels,
Recognizing the importance of efforts towards improving broad geographical
representation, gender balance and expertise in the composition of all special political
missions, and acknowledging the necessity of reducing the overall environmental
footprint of relevant special political missions,
Recalling the relevant resolutions on women, peace and security, reaffirming
the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in
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