Report submitted by Latvia

Welcomes the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

By Víctor Rodríguez Cedeño, Special Rapporteur

Taking note also of the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations,A 55 1024 and Corr.1. as well as the report of the Special Committee A C.4 55 6. on the report of the Panel on United Nations Peace OperationsSee A 55 305 S 2000 809. and the report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the report of the Panel,A 55 502.

Rapporteur Ms. Elvina Jusufaj (Albania)

Follow up on JIU series of reports on peacekeeping

Rapporteur Ms. Elvina Jusufaj (Albania)

Rapporteur Ms. Elvina Jusufaj (Albania)

Rapporteur Mr. Octavian Stamate (Romania)

Rapporteur Ms. Elvina Jusufaj (Albania)

Very few cases of pregnancy based discrimination had been reported.

Rapporteur Ms. Elvina Jusufaj (Albania)

The present report could not be submitted prior to the deadline due to the need to obtain comments of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations on the draft report.

Report of the Special Committee

I request the Rapporteur of the First Committee, Ms. Elvina Jusufaj of Albania, to introduce the reports of the First Committee.

(n) Report of the Secretary General on the Peacekeeping Reserve Fund (A 58 724)

(p) Report of the Secretary General on the Peacekeeping Reserve Fund (A 59 787)

My country, Malawi, has followed closely the debate on the report.

Welcomes the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations on its 2006 resumed session

The Merged Code in Belgium also points out the need for an agreed procedure for using external expertise, a point also mentioned in the Dey Report (Canada), Vienot (France), Mertanzis (Greece) and Olivencia (Spain) reports.

Combined initial, second and third periodic report of Latvia (continued)

Taking note also of the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping OperationsA C.4 55 6. on the report of the Panel on United Nations Peace OperationsSee A 55 305 S 2000 809. and the report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the report of the Panel,A 55 502.

OIOS greatly appreciates the cooperation extended to it by DPKO, field commanders and UNMOs in the course of this exercise, and this report incorporates the Department's comments of 18 March 2005 to a draft version of the report.

1. Welcomes the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations A C.4 55 6.

The present document is an advance version of the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and its Working Group on the 2005 resumed session, held at United Nations Headquarters from 4 to 8 April 2005.

The information submitted by Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with the guidelines concerning the initial part of reports of States parties is contained in the core document (HRI CORE 1 Add.89).

Having considered the reports of the Secretary General on procurement and contract management for peacekeeping operations, and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,

1. Welcomes the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations A 55 1024 and Corr.1.

Ms. Reine (Latvia) said that, indeed, paragraph 17 of the report had been superseded.

the United Nations system, peacekeeping mission organization, and general administration, reports and procedures

The report recommends that policing should be an exclusive competence of the State in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including legislative and budgetary authority.

Taking note also of the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations,A 55 1024 and Corr.1. as well as the report of the Special CommitteeA C.4 55 6. on the report of the Panel on United Nations Peace OperationsSee A 55 305 S 2000 809. and the report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the report of the Panel,A 55 502.

During the period under review, the Secretariat continued to improve its performance in the management of peacekeeping operations, resulting from implementation of the recommendations on peacekeeping reforms of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (Brahimi report).

We are convinced that, in order to safeguard the credibility of the report and the work of the Commission, consideration of the report must be free from any influence that could harm one party or another.

Having considered the reports of the Secretary General on the financing of the support account for peacekeeping operations and the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,

The report emphasized the guiding principles that remained essential for peacekeeping operations.

The report had been written in Latvian and then translated into the official languages of the United Nations.

The accompanying letter announced the establishment of the Women in Peacekeeping and Conflict Situations Taskforce.

Document Report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations Supplement No. 19 (A 60 19).

This has been the case since monthly reporting began over one year ago.

(iv) IMIS technological upgrade reporting on the Web, conversion of user interface to a Web interface

Informal briefing for members of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations on Integrated DDR Standards and recents OIOS reports related to peacekeeping (organized by the Peacekeeping Best Practices Section, Department of Peacekeeping Operations)

Visa now reports that more people are using debit cards than they're using credit cards.

(x) Report of the Secretary General on procurement and contract management for peacekeeping operations (A 58 761)

(y) Report of the Secretary General on procurement and contract management for peacekeeping operations (A 59 688)