Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations, or C34, is a committee of the United Nations General Assembly. It focuses issues relating to peacekeeping.^[1]

History

The Special Committee was created on 18 February 1965 by Resolution 2006 (XIX).^[2] It was mandated to conduct a comprehensive review of all issues relating to United Nations peacekeeping.

Each year the General Assembly extends in mandate and calls for it to consider any new proposals that work to enhance the capacity of the United Nations to fulfill its responsibilities in the field of peacekeeping.^[3]^[4]

Working methods

The Committee typically holds a substantive session in New York beginning in February and ending in March. At this session it reviews progress on its previous proposals, as well as consider new efforts to increase the capacity of the United Nations' peacekeeping operations. At the end of the session the Committee provides policy recommendations through its Report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations.^[5]

The Committee reports to the General Assembly on its work through the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization).^[6]^[7]

Membership

The membership of the Committee is split between full members and observers. The full members are mostly past or current contributors to peacekeeping operations.^[7]^[5]

Full members

Observers

Bureau

The following make up the bureau of the Special Committee for the 73rd Session of the General Assembly:^[7]

References

^ "Special Committee on Peace-Keeping Operations (C34)". Peace Women. Women's International League of Peace and Freedom. n.d. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ United Nations General Assembly Session 19 Resolution 2006 (XIX). Comprehensive Review of the Whole Question of Peace-Keeping Operations in All Their Aspects A/RES/2006(XIX) 18 February 1965. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ United Nations General Assembly Session 70 Resolution 268. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects A/RES/70/268 14 June 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ United Nations General Assembly Session 71 Resolution 314. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects A/RES/71/314 19 July 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ a b United Nations General Assembly Session 72 Supplement 19. Report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations A/72/19 15 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "General Assembly and Peacekeeping". United Nations. United Nations. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ a b c Manhire, Vanessa, ed. (2018). "United Nations Handbook 2018-19" (PDF). United Nations Handbook:: An Annual Guide for Those Working within the United Nations (56th ed.). Wellington: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand: 60–62. ISSN 0110-1951.