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Recommendations of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34)

  • Bentiu, South Sudan: Mongolian peacekeepers serving for peace in Unity state, often undertake patrols on foot to meet local communities and hear their concerns. These patrols offer a opportunities to engage community members, foster a strong sense of connection and trust, as well as gather early warnings about potential conflicts. Photo by Gregório Cunha/UNMISS

The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, also known as the C34, is a subsidiary body of the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. A unique, multilateral body consisting of 157 Member States, the C34 brings together a wide range of peacekeeping stakeholders, including the Permanent Members of the Security Council, troop- and police-contributing countries, leading financial contributors to the Peacekeeping Budget, several host states and others. The C34 is mandated to carry out a comprehensive review of all issues relating to peacekeeping operations. In this role, it makes recommendations, by way of annual reports that are adopted by consensus, to peacekeeping stakeholders. In response, the Secretary-General publishes an annual report on the implementation of these recommendations, outlining the measures taken by the Secretariat. The interactive window below lists the latest recommendations of the Special Committee. By clicking on one recommendation, you can find the relevant implementation status. They are coded from the perspective of the Secretariat as follows:

Terms

Status

Definition

Completed/One-Time The Secretariat has completed this one-time request, such as providing a briefing or certain information in a speech or a report.
Completed, Ongoing or Recurring The Secretariat has completed a task that it is likely to repeat again in the future or will require sustained action to eventually complete.
Underway The Secretariat has made significant progress on this recommendation. 
Pending The Secretariat has laid the groundwork for progress on this recommendation.  
For Member States Recommendations made for Member States.