A/RES/52/248 Page 2 Recognizing the need for adequate support during all phases of peacekeeping operations, including the liquidation and termination phases, Recalling its resolution 52/12 B of 19 December 1997, in which it stressed that enhancing the rapid deployment capacity of the United Nations in peacekeeping operations could play a valuable role in the effectiveness of its response to a conflict, and, in this context, requested the appropriate organs to consider, as a matter of priority, specific measures to that effect, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 52/69 of 10 December 1997 and taking into account the proposals to be submitted by the SecretaryGeneral and the views of Member States, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the support account for peacekeeping operations1 and the separate performance report on the use of support account resources for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;2 2. Also takes note of the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;3 3. Concurs with the recommendation of the Advisory Committee contained in paragraph 4 of its report that future performance reports on the use of support account resources should be analytical and explain important administrative issues that impact on the implementation of the approved budget under the support account; 4. Regrets the contradictory and inconsistent information provided to the Fifth Committee by representatives of the Secretary-General on this issue, which affected adversely the deliberations of the Committee and impeded informed and timely decision-making, and takes note that, for the same reasons, the Advisory Committee was unable to complete its consideration of this item, as reflected in paragraph 13 of its report; 5. Also regrets the delay in submission by the Secretary-General of his report on the support account, which resulted in the delay of the related report of the Advisory Committee, and decides that his next report on the support account for the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 should be issued to Member States no later than 28 February 1999; 6. Notes the improvement in the presentation of the report of the Secretary-General on the support account and requests him to make further improvements in accordance with its resolution 51/239 A and the present resolution; 7. Recalls its request in paragraph 7 of resolution 51/239 A for an in-depth evaluation of the structures and staffing of those divisions and units involved in the support for peacekeeping operations and regrets the lack of detail provided about the evaluation and that the useful information subsequently provided was not included in the original submission of the Secretary-General on the support account; 8. Stresses that the Secretary-General should submit annually comprehensive proposals on the total requirement for human and financial resources from all sources of funding for all departments involved in the backstopping of peacekeeping operations; 9. Affirms the need for adequate funding for the backstopping of peacekeeping operations; /...