Decides to consider, in the competent bodies, as a matter of priority, practical means of adequately securing the financing of the start-up phases of peace-keeping operations; appeals to host countries of any UN peace-keeping operations and all directly interested parties to extend all possible support in order to facilitate the deployment and functioning of such operations, and urges them to respect and safeguard the security of UN peace-keepers; urges host countries to conclude status-of-forces agreements with UN as soon as possible upon the establishment of a peace-keeping operation; urges the Special Committee to continue its efforts for a comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspects with a view to strengthening the role of UN in this field, taking into account the difficult financial situation of peace-keeping operations and the need for maximum cost efficiency; decides that the Special Committee shall accept the participation of observers of Member States, including in the meetings of its working groups; invites Member States to submit any further observations and suggestions on peace-keeping operations to the Secretary-General by 1 March 1991 and requests the Secretary-General to prepare, within existing resources, a compilation of the observations and suggestions and to submit it to the Special Committee by 30 Mar. 1991.

Adopted without vote, 65th meeting

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Adopted at the 65th plenary meeting, 11 Dec. 1990.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 45th session, Volume 1, 18 September-21 December 1990. - A/45/49. - 1991. - p. 104-105. - (GAOR, 45th sess., Suppl. no. 49).