United Nations A/RES/56/241 General Assembly Distr.: General 1 February 2002 Fifty-sixth session Agenda items 122 and 133 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/56/738)] 56/241. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects The General Assembly, Having considered the statement submitted by the Secretary-General on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 Taking account of the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects,3 Recalling its resolutions 45/258 of 3 May 1991, 47/218 A of 23 December 1992, 48/226 A of 23 December 1993, 48/226 B of 5 April 1994, 48/226 C of 29 July 1994, 49/250 of 20 July 1995, 50/11 of 2 November 1995, 50/221 A of 11 April 1996, 50/221 B of 7 June 1996, 51/226 of 3 April 1997, 51/239 A of 17 June 1997, 51/239 B and 51/243 of 15 September 1997, 52/220 of 22 December 1997, 52/234 and 52/248 of 26 June 1998, 53/12 A of 26 October 1998, 53/208 B of 18 December 1998, 53/12 B of 8 June 1999, 54/243 A of 23 December 1999, 54/243 B of 15 June 2000, 55/238 of 23 December 2000 and 55/271 of 14 June 2001 and its decisions 48/489 of 8 July 1994, 49/469 of 23 December 1994 and 50/473 of 23 December 1995, Noting with appreciation the comments and observations contained in paragraph 6 of the report of the Advisory Committee,2 concerning the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations and the determination of resources, and in paragraph 26, concerning the role and responsibilities of the head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the Secretariat and his senior staff in the area of management, 1. Attaches great importance to the provision of adequate resources for peacekeeping operations and their backstopping as well as for all priority activities of the Organization, in particular activities in the area of development, and underlines the need for genuine and meaningful partnership between the Security Council, the troopcontributing Governments and other Member States and the Secretariat; _______________ 1 A/C.5/55/46 and Corr.1 and Add.1. A/56/478. 3 A/55/1024 and Corr.1. 2 01 49633