♤ Peacekeeping Operations and Political Missions

o A peacekeeping operation consists of military, police and civilian personnel, who work to deliver security, political and early peacebuilding support.

o Political missions are part of a continuum of UN peace operations working in different stages of the conflict cycle.

♤ Advisory Subsidiary Bodies: The Peacebuilding Commission is an advisory subsidiary body of both the Security Council and the General Assembly.The Peacebuilding Commission plays a unique role in:

o bringing together all of the relevant actors, including international donors, the international financial institutions, national governments, troop contributing countries;

o marshalling resources and

o advising on and proposing integrated strategies for post-conflict peacebuilding and recovery and where appropriate, highlighting any gaps that threaten to undermine peace.

♤ The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) established in 1993 and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) established in 1994 are subsidiary organs of the Security Council within the terms of article 29 of the Charter

♤ The Security Council held its first session on 17 January 1946 at Church House, Westminster, London. Since its first meeting, the Security Council has taken permanent residence at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. It also travelled to many

cities, holding sessions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 1972, in Panama City, Panama, and in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1990.