United Nations Peace Operations
Peacekeeping Operations, Special Political Missions and Support Offices

AHLC & Socioeconomic reports

The below reports are prepared by the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) and are presented to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) at its bi-annual meeting.

The reports provide an assessment of the efforts of the Palestinian Government toward state-building and an update on the situation on the ground.

The Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) serves as the principal policy-level coordination mechanism for development assistance to the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The AHLC is chaired by Norway and co-sponsored by the EU and the US. In addition, the United Nations participates together with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The AHLC seeks to promote dialogue between donors, the Palestinian Authority and the Government of Israel. The full report to the AHLC prepared by the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process is attached to this release and includes an executive summary of its main conclusions.

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Handbook on United Nations Multidimensional Peacekeeping Operations
This Handbook is intended to serve as an introduction to the different components of multidimensional peacekeeping operations. It is intended to provide field personnel who are new to the United Nations, or who are being…
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Report of the Secretary-General: The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security
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30 December 2003 - The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1471 (2003) of 28 March 2003, by which the Council decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for one year. The report describes developments in Afghanistan since my report dated 23 July 2003 (A/57/850-S/2003/754 and Corr.1). During that period, the Security Council received oral briefings on 13 August and 24 October; the latter has been published in the Council’s verbatim records (see S/PV.4848). The Council also received the report of its own mission, which visited the region from 31 October to 7 November
(S/2003/1074). In addition, my report to the General Assembly of 3 December 2003 (A/58/616) described the work of the Transitional Administration to implement the Bonn Agreement, the activities of the United Nations and key political and humanitarian developments in Afghanistan from July 2002 to November 2003. Matters covered in those briefings and reports will not be repeated in the present report, except in summary form. Full report

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Security Council Resolution 1519 (2003)
On monitoring the arms embargo in Somalia [S/RES/1519(2003)] of 16 December 2003.
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Handbook on United Nations Multidimensional Peacekeeping Operations
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Handbook on United Nations Multidimensional Peacekeeping Operations The Handbook is intended to serve as an introduction to the varied aspects of multidimensional peacekeeping operations and to provide readers with a general overview of the responsibilities of each component of the operation. The primary audience of the Handbook is field personnel who are new to the UN or who are being deployed to a multidimensional peacekeeping operation for the first time.