Comprehensive Review of Special Political Missions

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 52Comprehensive review of special political missions, published in 2024.

What other versions does this mandate have?

14 versions · 2013–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/83

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What subjects does this mandate have?

1 topic

Special Missions

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2025.

2025A/80/322Overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

8 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to resolution 78/79;

Requests the Secretary-General to hold regular, inclusive and interactive dialogue on the overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions, and requests the Secretariat to reach out to Member States prior to the holding of such dialogue to ensure wide and meaningful participation;

Respects the purview of the mandate of special political missions, as stipulated in the respective relevant resolutions, recognizes the specificity of each mandate of such missions, and emphasizes the role of the General Assembly in discussing the overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions;

Encourages stronger coordination, coherence and cooperation of the Security Council and the General Assembly with the Peacebuilding Commission, and invites the Security Council to continue to regularly request, deliberate and draw upon the specific, strategic and targeted advice of the Commission, including to assist with the longer-term perspective required for sustaining peace being reflected in the formation, review, transition and drawdown of peacekeeping operations and special political missions mandates in cooperation with host Governments, in line with General Assembly resolution 70/262 and Security Council resolution 2282 (2016);

Encourages special political missions to continue fostering inclusive partnerships with regional and subregional organizations and other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate and in line with respective mandates and in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, to address multidimensional challenges to peace and security, including during transitions;

Also encourages special political missions to work closely with host Governments, the United Nations country teams and, where consistent with their mandates, with relevant partners, to ensure coherence and coordination;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its eightieth session a timely, results-based report on the implementation of the present resolution regarding the overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions, including lessons learned, efforts towards improving expertise and effectiveness, transparency, accountability, geographical representation, gender perspective and the full, safe, equal and meaningful participation of women, including in peace processes, as well as the full, effective, safe and meaningful participation of youth, in particular in mediation and political processes;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eightieth session the item entitled “Comprehensive review of special political missions” and to consider the above-mentioned report of the Secretary-General under that item.

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