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The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations will hold its 2026 substantive session on 18, 19 February and 13 March. Other matters Adoption of the Committee's report to the General Assembly at its eightieth session 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 repor...

The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations will hold its 2026 substantive session on 18, 19 February and 13 March. General debate (Continued) 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 b...

The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations will hold its 2026 substantive session on 18, 19 February and 13 March. General debate (continued) 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 t...

The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations will hold its 2026 substantive session on 18, 19 February and 13 March. Opening of the session Election of officers Adoption of the agenda Organization of work General debate 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 Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations will hold its 2025 substantive session from February 17 - March 14. The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations was established by General Assembly resolution 2006 (XIX) of 18 February 1965 to conduct a comprehensive review of all issues relating to peacekeeping. It reports to the General Assembly on its work through the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) and is comprised of 155 Member States, mostly past or current contributors to peacekeeping operations. Agenda Item 8. Other matters Draft report as a whole Agenda Item 9. Adoption of the Committee's report to the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session (A/AC.121/2025/L.3 and general context, draft proposals, recommendations and conclusions) Related Documents UN Peacekeeping Website A/AC.121/2025/L.3 Watch the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) - 2025 substantive session, 283rd plenary meeting!