Stresses the importance of the elaboration of a set of principles and guidelines, and the need to consider on a case-by-case basis the coordination between political, military, civilian and humanitarian aspects, as well as the need for UN peace-keeping operations to continue to fulfil their mandates impartially, and requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with Member States, to develop further common definitions of terms used in peace-keeping and related activities; notes that the views of troop-contributing countries are of critical importance, and calls for enhanced arrangements for consulations and exchange of information with troop-contributing countries regarding peace-keeping operations, including their planning, management and coordination, throughout the duration of those operations; requests the Secretary-General, once again, to provide periodically to Member States analytic reports on the performance of all peace-keeping operations; stresses the need for a unified and well-defined UN command and control structure, incorporating a clear delineation of functions between UN Headquarters and the field; reaffirms that the financing of peace-keeping operations is the collective responsibility of all Member States in accordance with Art. 17, paragraph 2, of the Charter; welcomes the work of the Stand-by Forces Unit of UN, looks forward to the completion of the compilation of lists of units, forces, capabilities or resources that Member States would in principle be prepared to put at the disposal of the UN.

Adopted without vote, 83rd meeting

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Adopted at the 83rd plenary meeting, 9 Dec. 1994.