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Committee referred to in paragraph 101 below, should include as members, in
addition to members of the Organizational Committee, representatives from:
(a)
The country under consideration;
(b) Countries in the region engaged in the post-conflict process and other
countries that are involved in relief efforts and/or political dialogue, as well as
relevant regional and subregional organizations;
(c) The major financial, troop and civilian police contributors involved in
the recovery effort;
(d) The senior United Nations representative in the field and other relevant
United Nations representatives;
(e)
Such regional and international financial institutions as may be relevant.
101. The Peacebuilding Commission should have a standing Organizational
Committee, responsible for developing its procedures and organizational matters,
comprising:
(a)
Members of the Security Council, including permanent members;
(b) Members of the Economic and Social Council, elected from regional
groups, giving due consideration to those countries that have experienced postconflict recovery;
(c) Top providers of assessed contributions to the United Nations budgets
and voluntary contributions to the United Nations funds, programmes and agencies,
including the standing Peacebuilding Fund, that are not among those selected in (a)
or (b) above;
(d) Top providers of military personnel and civilian police to United Nations
missions that are not among those selected in (a), (b) or (c) above.
102. Representatives from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and
other institutional donors should be invited to participate in all meetings of the
Peacebuilding Commission in a manner suitable to their governing arrangements, in
addition to a representative of the Secretary-General.
103. We request the Secretary-General to establish a multi-year standing
Peacebuilding Fund for post-conflict peacebuilding, funded by voluntary
contributions and taking due account of existing instruments. The objectives of the
Peacebuilding Fund will include ensuring the immediate release of resources needed
to launch peacebuilding activities and the availability of appropriate financing for
recovery.
104. We also request the Secretary-General to establish, within the Secretariat and
from within existing resources, a small peacebuilding support office staffed by
qualified experts to assist and support the Peacebuilding Commission. The office
should draw on the best expertise available.
105. The Peacebuilding Commission should begin its work no later than
31 December 2005.
Sanctions
106. We underscore that sanctions remain an important tool under the Charter in our
efforts to maintain international peace and security without recourse to the use of
force, and resolve to ensure that sanctions are carefully targeted in support of clear
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