by the United Nations

“ Such consultation meetings will, as appropriate, include consideration of:
(a) Preparations for the establishment of a peacekeeping mandate by the Security Council; (b) Operational issues, including the concept of operations, mission planning, authorization to use force, the chain of command, force structure, the unity and cohesion of the force, training and equipment, risk assessment and deployment; (c) Significant concerns of or recommendations by the Secretary-General, as set out in his report, a briefing note from the Secretariat or the Secretariat’s oral briefing ”

“ The Security Council supports the existing practice of meetings between the Secretariat and troop-contributing countries to discuss matters concerning specific peacekeeping operations, and also the participation at such meetings, where appropriate, of Special Representatives of the Secretary-General, Force Commanders and Civilian Police Commissioners. ”

“ Stresses the need to improve the information and the analysis capacity of the United Nations Secretariat, with a view to improving the quality of advice to the Secretary-General, the Security Council and the troop-contributing countries ”

“ Undertakes to follow closely the implementation of the agreed measures for cooperation with troop-contributing countries, and requests its Working Group for Peacekeeping Operations to assess within six months of the adoption of this resolution the efficiency and effectiveness of the agreed measures, consider their further improvement taking into account the proposals of the troop-contributing countries and to report to the Council on these matters ”

“ Countries contributing troops, military observers or civilian police to the peacekeeping operation; (b) Prospective troop-contributing countries as identified by the Secretary-General; (c) Relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, when they have specific contributions to make to the issue under discussion; (d) Other bodies and agencies, as observers, as appropriate; (e) Countries that make special contributions, such as other civilian personnel, contributions to trust funds, logistics, equipment and facilities and other contributions, as appropriate ”

“ The representative of a regional or subregional organization or arrangement, contributing troops as appropriate; (h) Regional organizations, as observers when not contributing troops, as appropriate; 4. ”