A/RES/59/296 introduce strict budgetary discipline and enforce adequate controls over budget implementation; 6. Also requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Office of Internal Oversight Services of the Secretariat with conducting a business process review of the preparation of peacekeeping budget proposals, including the respective roles of staff in missions and at Headquarters and to submit its findings, including recommendations to streamline the process, to the General Assembly in the context of the report requested in section IV of the present resolution; Decides that, in view of the critical importance of budgets for the 7. effective functioning of missions, the submission of budget proposals from missions to Headquarters should constitute part of the leadership and accountability functions of the Head of Mission/Special Representative; Reaffirms the necessity to provide peacekeeping operations with 8. adequate financial resources, especially in their start-up and expanded phases, to enable the timely, full and effective implementation of their mandates in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council; Affirms that budget submissions should, to the extent possible, reflect 9. management improvements and efficiency gains to be achieved and articulate future strategies in this regard; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake the review of the functions of the posts as an ongoing exercise and to determine the level of posts according to changing operational requirements as well as the actual responsibilities and functions performed, with a view to ensuring the most cost-effective use of resources; IV Review of the management structure of all peacekeeping operations Recalling its decision 59/507 of 29 October 2004, Having considered the note by the Secretary-General on the review of the management structure of all peacekeeping operations, 2 1. Recalls its previous request for several complex peacekeeping operations to review their structures, bearing in mind the complexities, mandates and specificities of each, and notes that some operations have undertaken the revision, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the remaining complex operations conduct the requested review and streamline their structures and to report thereon in the context of the relevant budget submissions; Requests the Secretary-General to monitor the evolution of structures in 2. individual peacekeeping operations to avoid the duplication of functions and an excessive proportion of higher-grade posts, bearing in mind the mandates, complexities and specificities of each mission; 3. Recalls, in this context, its resolution 59/272 of 23 December 2004; 4. Requests the Secretary-General, as a matter of priority, to entrust the Office of Internal Oversight Services with a comprehensive management audit to _______________ 2 A/59/794. 3