Comprehensive Review of the Whole Question of Peacekeeping ...

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127. The Special Committee underlines the importance of the Peacekeeping Best
Practices Unit focusing, as soon as possible and within current capacities, on the
development of comprehensive disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
strategies, learning from the experiences and best practices of current and past
peacekeeping operations and, in doing so, drawing on the assistance of relevant
departments and other agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations
system.
128. The Special Committee stresses that, first and foremost, the success of any
disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process depends on the political will
and mutual trust of the parties in conflict. The Committee further recognizes that
appropriate programme design, better multidimensional coordination and secure
financing, especially in the reintegration phase, are also of critical importance.
129. In the context of a peace or ceasefire agreement, the Special Committee
stresses the need for the parties to reach an agreement on broad disarmament,
demobilization and reintegration issues and, during the negotiation of those issues,
to take into consideration, when possible, technical advice from the United Nations
regarding the implementation of the agreement. The Committee also stresses the
importance of early planning and coordination of disarmament, demobilization and
reintegration components in peacekeeping operations, where appropriate, as well as
of these components receiving the necessary resources to accomplish the mandated
tasks.
130. The Special Committee reiterates the importance of timely funding for the
planning and early stages of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
programmes mandated by the Security Council as part of peacekeeping operations,
when necessary through the assessed budgets of peacekeeping operations, and
believes that further efforts should be undertaken to identify ways to secure
financing for all components of the programmes throughout the disarmament,
demobilization and reintegration process, including special commitments from the
donor community. In this regard, the Committee recognizes the importance of
providing funding as soon as possible to meet the essential needs, including food, of
former armed combatants after they have signed an agreement and before they
assemble at disarmament, demobilization and reintegration points.
131. The Special Committee stresses the need for all disarmament, demobilization
and reintegration processes to take into account the special needs of child and
women soldiers, as well as of children and women who are dependants of excombatants.
132. The Special Committee also stresses the importance of a coherent public
information programme in the implementation phase of disarmament,
demobilization and reintegration programmes in order to promote and sustain the
confidence of the local population in the goals of the process and the role of the
international community.
133. The Special Committee underlines the importance of effective disarmament
measures, including the collection, safe storage, disposal or destruction of arms
from ex-combatants, for the overall success of disarmament, demobilization and
reintegration programmes, in accordance with the Programme of Action to Prevent,
Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its
Aspects. In this respect, the Committee also highlights the importance of the United
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