Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations
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The General Assembly has adopted resolutions on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their [sic] aspects on an annual basis since 1965. These reports generally relate to the work of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, or C34.
List of resolutions
The following table lists resolutions titled "Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects". Note that the shorthand "C34" is used in this table to refer to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, even though the Committee was not known as such until after it reached 34 members in the late 1980s.
| Session | Resolution | Date | Notable elements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2006(XIX) | 18 February 1965 | Authorized the establishment of the C34 |
| 20 | 2053(XX) | 15 December 1965 | Noted C34 reports A/5915 and Add.1 and A/5916 |
| 21 | 2220(XXI) | 19 December 1966 | Referred C34 report A/6603 to the fifth special session of the GA |
| S-V | 2249(S-V) | 23 May 1967 | Requested C34 to consider (a) methods of financing future peacekeeping operations and (b) voluntary in-kind contributions to peacekeeping operations |
| 22 | 2308(XXII) | 13 December 1967 | |
| 23 | 2451(XXIII) | 19 December 1968 | Received and examined C34 reports A/7131 and A/7396 |
| 24 | 2576(XXIV) | 15 December 1969 | Received and examined C34 report A/7742 |
| 25 | 2670(XXV) | 8 December 1970 | Took note of C34 A/8081 |
| 26 | 2835(XXVI) | 18 December 1971 | Took note of C34 report A/8550 |
| 27 | 2965(XXVII) | 13 December 1972 | Took note of C34 report A/8888 |
| 28 | 3091(XXVIII) | 7 December 1973 | Took note of C34 report A/9236 |
| 29 | 3239(XXIX) | 29 November 1974 | Took note of C34 report A/9827 |
| 30 | 3457(XXX) | 10 December 1975 | Took note of C34 report A/10366 |
| 31 | 31/105 | 15 December 1976 | Took note of C34 report A/31/337 |
| 32 | 32/106 | 15 December 1977 | Took note of C34 report A/32/394 |
| 33 | 33/114 | 18 December 1978 | No substantive C34 report; Invited Member States to submit information about national peacekeeping training programmes and standby capacities to the C34 |
| 34 | 34/53 | 23 November 1979 | Took note of C34 report A/34/592 |
| 35 | 35/121 | 11 December 1980 | Took note of C34 report A/35/532 |
| 36 | 36/37 | 18 November 1981 | Took note of C34 report A/36/469 |
| 37 | 37/93 | 10 December 1982 | No C34 report |
| 38 | 38/81 | 15 December 1983 | Took note of C34 report A/38/381; Expressed conviction that peacekeeping operations are an essential function of the UN, though not a substitute for the peaceful settlement of disputes and therefore of a temporary nature |
| 39 | 39/97 | 14 December 1984 | No C34 report |
| 40 | 40/163 | 16 December 1985 | No C34 report |
| 41 | 41/67 | 3 December 1986 | No C34 report |
| 42 | 42/161 | 8 December 1987 | No C34 report |
| 43 | 43/59 | 6 December 1988 | Took note of C34 report A/43/566; Approved request of the PRC to join the C34, bringing membership to 34 |
| 44 | 44/49 | 8 December 1989 | Took note of C34 report A/44/301; Encouraged Member States to establish national peacekeeping training programmes and the Secretariat to prepare training materials; Urged host countries to conclude status of forces agreements and requested Secretariat to prepare a model SOFA; Decided to allow participation of observers in the C34 |
| 45 | 45/75 | 11 December 1990 | Took note of C34 report A/45/330; Considered that the composition of UN peacekeeping operations should be on a wide geographical basis, while the composition of each operation would be consistent with particular requirements thereof |