2006 MEETING OF THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (C-34)
27 February-17 March 2006, UN Headquarters, New York

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UN Documentation

• Report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and its Working Group in its 2006 substantive session (A/60/19) 22nd March 2006
This report is a "comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects" and is the outcome of the 2006 substantive session of the Special Committee on peacekeeping operations which took place between 27 February and 17th March 2006.

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•Report of the Secretary-General on Implementation of the recommendations of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (A/60/640) 29 December 2005
This report outlines measures taken to implement the recommendations contained in the 2005 report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (A/59/19) and the report of the Special committee in its 2005 resumed session (see below). The report is the basis for the agenda of the 2006 session of the Special committee and includes an annex detailing progress made in implementing the Secretary-general's comprehensive strategy to eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse in United Nations peacekeeping operations.

•Addendum to the report of the Secretary-General on implementation of the recommendations of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (A/60/640/Add1)
This report is supplemental to the above report of the Secretary-General (A/60/640). It consists of a matrix that gives an overview of the status in implementation of each of the recommendations made by the Special Committee in its 2005 substantive session.

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NGO DOCUMENTATION
•Recommendations to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations in its 2006 session
Peacewomen Project and the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security

"On the occasion of the 2006 session of the special committee on peacekeeping operations, the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, and the Peacewomen Project of the Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom, present the following recommendations on gender issues in peacekeeping operations.

We note that the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations plays a crucial role in ensuring that peacekeeping operations respond to the specific needs, priorities and contributions of women in situations of armed conflict, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. We accordingly urge the Special Committee to consider the recommendations below for inclusion in its report, “a Comprehensive Review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects.”

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General Debate
The 2006 session of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations began with a General Debate during which member states delivered statements on issues identified as current priorities in UN peacekeeping. States focused on measures to improve management, financing, and security of peacekeeping missions, UN cooperation with regional organizations particularly in Africa, as well as measures to combat sexual exploitation and abuse by peackeeping personnel.

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