A/RES/55/233 3. Also reaffirms that the budget outline should provide a greater level of predictability of resources required for the following biennium, promote greater involvement of Member States in the budgetary process and thereby facilitate the broadest possible agreement on the programme budget; 4. Notes that the budget outline is a preliminary estimate of resources; 5. Endorses the recommendation of the Advisory Committee contained in paragraph 8 of its report,3 that provision should be made in the budget outline for expenditures for special political missions related to peace and security expected to be extended or approved in the course of the biennium; 6. Decides that the preliminary estimate of resources for the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003 should therefore include a provision for special political missions, in the amount of 93.7 million United States dollars at revised 2000-2001 rates, which should be reflected in the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003, and that additional requirements shall continue to be treated in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 41/213; 7. Notes that the preliminary estimates of the Secretary-General for the proposed programme budget did not include provision for the requirements for the biennium 2002-2003 for the implementation of the report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations,5 that those requirements remain under discussion by the General Assembly and that the requirements pertinent to the regular budget should be reflected in the programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003, subject to approval by the Assembly; 8. Notes also that the preliminary estimates of the Secretary-General for the proposed programme budget did not include provision for the requirements for the biennium 2002-2003 for safety and security of personnel, that those requirements remain under discussion by the General Assembly, and that the requirements pertinent to the regular budget should be reflected in the programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003, subject to approval by the Assembly; 9. Invites the Secretary-General to prepare his proposed programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003 on the basis of a total preliminary estimate of 2,515.3 million dollars at revised 2000-2001 rates; 10. Decides that the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003 shall contain provisions for recosting on the basis of the existing methodology; 11. Decides also that the priorities for the biennium 2002-2003 are the following: (a) Maintenance of international peace and security; (b) Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United Nations conferences; 5 2 (c) Development of Africa; (d) Promotion of human rights; (e) Effective coordination of humanitarian assistance efforts; See A/55/305-S/2000/809.