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A/57/767 192. The Special Committee recognizes that HIV/AIDS is a major health concern for both peacekeepers and local residents and that it is also a politically sensitive issue with a potentially serious impact on the effectiveness of a given peacekeeping mission. The Committee notes, with approval, education and protection efforts developed by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and endorses the proposed research projects of the Department to measure the impact of AIDS intervention at the mission level. The Committee also takes note of the current research of the Department to determine whether there is a relationship between HIV and malaria. 193. The Special Committee notes that prospective peacekeepers displaying clinical symptoms of AIDS are precluded from deployment and recommends that this policy be continued. Noting that the HIV/AIDS policy adviser will be reviewing available procedures and guidelines in order to distil a clear policy, the Committee recommends that, as part of this policy, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations strongly encourage Member States to offer voluntary confidential counselling and testing to all peacekeepers prior to deployment and upon their return. The Committee also recommends that the HIV/AIDS policy adviser should consider the appropriate policy for HIV-positive personnel in this regard. Peacekeeping oversight 194. The Special Committee takes note of the initiative referred to as the Inspectorate-General within the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, which is an ad hoc consultancy. The Committee requests clarification on the relationship between the Inspectorate-General, the Joint Inspection Unit and the Office of Internal Oversight Services so as to avoid any potential duplication of effort. International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 195. The Special Committee emphasizes the importance of General Assembly resolution 57/129, in which 29 May was designated as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers as a tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication and courage and in honour of the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace. 196. Recognizing that 2003 marks the fifty-fifth anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping, the Special Committee invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, NGOs, as appropriate, and individuals to observe the International Day in an appropriate manner. In this regard, the Committee welcomes the proposed events and activities outlined in the letter of the Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, dated 18 March 2003, addressed to the Chairman of the Working Group of the Committee. Dag Hammarskjöld Medal 197. The Special Committee once again urges the Secretary-General to display the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal permanently and publicly, along with a memorial book commemorating those who have fallen in the service of peace in United Nations peacekeeping missions. 28
A/57/767 Status-of-mission agreements/status-of-forces agreements 198. Welcoming the efforts to conclude status-of-forces and status-of-mission agreements between host countries of a peacekeeping operation and the United Nations, the Special Committee reiterates that such agreements should be finalized at the earliest possible time and made available to the troop-contributing countries. 199. The Special Committee believes that cooperation between peacekeeping missions and their host countries should, in all cases, be institutionalized through status-of-mission agreements or status-of-forces agreements. By creating a legal basis for relations between a peacekeeping operation and its host country, various important issues would be subject to precise and consistent regulation, while many potential legal, technical and other difficulties would be avoided, thus contributing to more effective discharging of the mandate of peacekeeping operations. Documentation 200. The Special Committee reiterates its recommendation that the Secretariat develop clear criteria for determining which United Nations documents relating to peacekeeping operations are made available only to the Governments of Member States for their official use and which are made available to the general public, and further requests that the Secretariat give clear indication whenever distributing such documents to Permanent Missions. Procurement 201. The Special Committee welcomes the procurement procedures carried out by the Secretariat with regard to United Nations peacekeeping operations, that is, to procure supplies and services from local and regional markets when it is more efficient and cost-effective. In this regard, the Committee encourages the United Nations to increase procurement opportunities for vendors from developing countries and countries with economies in transition. Contingent-owned equipment 202. The Special Committee welcomes the Secretariat’s circulation of the revised Contingent-owned Equipment Manual — 2002 and notes that the original project plan for the development of the revised contingent-owned equipment system envisaged that all contingent-owned equipment policy issues would be determined by now. Recognizing that peacekeeping is an evolving activity and that contingentowned equipment policy issues may have to be clarified as experience is gained, the Committee requests that the Secretariat propose a mechanism by which unresolved contingent-owned equipment policy issues can be resolved in a timely manner. Boards of Inquiry procedures 203. The Special Committee notes the convoluted and confusing nature of current procedures for the conduct of Boards of Inquiry and requests that the Secretariat conduct a review of these procedures, in conjunction with interested Member States, with the aim of improving the efficacy of these procedures. 29
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