United Nations A/RES/59/281 General Assembly Distr.: General 2 May 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 77 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 29 March 2005 [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/59/472/Add.1)] 59/281. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2006 (XIX) of 18 February 1965 and all other relevant resolutions, Recalling in particular its resolution 58/315 of 1 July 2004, Affirming that the efforts of the United Nations in the peaceful settlement of disputes, including through its peacekeeping operations, are indispensable, Convinced of the need for the United Nations to continue to improve its capabilities in the field of peacekeeping and to enhance the effective and efficient deployment of its peacekeeping operations, Considering the contribution that all States Members of the United Nations make to peacekeeping, Noting the widespread interest in contributing to the work of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations expressed by Member States, in particular troop-contributing countries, 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; 1 2. Endorses the proposals, recommendations and conclusions of the Special Committee, contained in paragraphs 22 to 154 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; _______________ 1 A/59/19 and Corr.1. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 19. 04-49312