A/RES/80/83 GA

United Nations A/RES/80/83 General Assembly Distr.: General 8 December 2025 25-20070 (E) *2520070* Eightieth session Agenda item 52 Comprehensive review of special political missions Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 2025 [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/80/537, para. 15)] 80/83. Comprehensive review of special political missions The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling its resolution 67/123 of 18 December 2012 and its subsequent resolutions on the comprehensive review of special political missions, including resolution 79/92 of 4 December 2024, Reaffirming its commitment to respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all States, Recalling the primary role of the United Nations and the respective roles and authority of the General Assembly and the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security in accordance with the Charter, and recalling also in this context the contribution of regional and subregional arrangements and the important role they can play, as appropriate, Recalling also the adoption by the General Assembly and the Security Council of substantively identical resolutions 70/262 and 2282 (2016) of 27 April 2016, further recalling the adoption of resolutions 72/276 and 2413 (2018) of 26 April 2018 on peacebuilding and sustaining peace, and recognizing in this regard the important role played by special political missions in the area of sustaining peace, as a goal and a process, where mandated, as well as resolutions 75/201 and 2558 (2020) of 21 December 2020 on the third review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, Recalling further Security Council resolution 2686 (2023) of 14 June 2023 on tolerance, peace and security, in which the Council requested special political missions, within their respective mandates, to monitor hate speech, racism and acts A/RES/80/83 Comprehensive review of special political missions 25-20070 2/4 of extremism that negatively affect peace and security, and to include reporting on these issues in their regular reporting to the Council, Recalling the adoption of Security Council resolution 2668 (2022) of 21 December 2022 on the mental health of United Nations peace operations personnel, Recognizing the important role of the special political missions as a flexible tool for the maintenance of international peace and security, including through contributions to a comprehensive approach to the peace continuum, from prevention, mediation, conflict resolution and peacekeeping, to peacebuilding and sustaining peace, Reaffirming its resolution 75/1 of 21 September 2020 on the declaration on the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, in which it called for the diplomatic toolbox of the Charter to be used to its full potential, including preventive diplomacy and mediation, Recalling its resolution 76/6 of 15 November 2021 on the follow-up to the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Our Common Agenda”,1 and noting the important role of special political missions as a central component of the continuum of United Nations responses to peace and security challenges, Recalling also action 21, paragraph 42, of resolution 79/1 of 22 September 2024, entitled “The Pact for the Future”, in which, inter alia, the role of special political missions as critical tools to maintain international peace and security is underlined, and in this regard, noting the ongoing review of all forms of United Nations peace operations in conformity with paragraph 42 (b) of said resolution, Stressing that actions by the United Nations should support and complement, as appropriate, the roles of national Governments in peacebuilding and sustaining peace, as well as conflict prevention and resolution, Encouraging enhanced exchanges of information, in an appropriate manner, among the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Secretariat, making use of the advisory role of the Peacebuilding Commission, when relevant, on overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions, and in this regard taking note of the ongoing fourth review of the peacebuilding architecture in 2025 and looking forward to its outcomes, Reaffirming the principles of impartiality, consent of the parties, national ownership and national responsibility, and stressing the significance of the views of and dialogue with countries hosting special political missions, Recalling the relevant reports on the review of arrangements for funding and backstopping special political missions, 2 which addressed the financial and administrative arrangements pertaining to such missions, recognizing that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters, Recalling also resolution 76/305 of 8 September 2022, recognizing in this regard that financing for peacebuilding remains a critical challenge and recognizing also the importance of adequately resourcing the peacebuilding components of relevant special political missions, including during mission transitions and drawdown, to support the stability and continuity of peacebuilding activities, _______________ 1 A/75/982. 2 A/66/340 and A/66/7/Add.21. Comprehensive review of special political missions A/RES/80/83 3/4 25-20070 Recalling further resolution 78/257 of 22 December 2023, and looking forward to its full implementation, Looking forward to receiving for the consideration of Member States, during the eightieth session and within the framework of the UN80 Initiative, proposals of the Secretary-General aiming at strengthening the impact of the special political missions while addressing the issue of duplicative efforts and ensuring effective and efficient mandate delivery, Stressing the need for the United Nations to continue to improve its capabilities in the pacific settlement of disputes, including mediation, conflict prevention, conflict resolution, peacebuilding and sustaining peace, for the maintenance of international peace and security, Acknowledging the increase in the number and complexity of special political missions and the need to make them more adaptable, flexible and resilient to address the current and emerging challenges faced by them in fulfilling their mandates, taking into account the needs of all Member States and the priorities and responsibilities of host countries, Underlining the need for system-wide coherence between special political missions and the rest of the United Nations system, and emphasizing the importance of close cooperation between special political missions, peacekeeping operations, United Nations country teams and resident coordinators for peacebuilding, maintaining sustainable peace, conflict prevention and conflict resolution, Recognizing the need for special political missions to operate under clear, credible, prioritized, sequenced, realistic and achievable mandates, with support of political solutions at the core, including through the articulation of their goals and purposes, and the need to review their progress as stipulated in their respective mandates, Stressing the need for, as relevant, enhanced coordination and cooperation between special political missions and concerned regional and subregional organizations, particularly leveraging ongoing strategic partnerships, to take concrete measures to strengthen mechanisms for conflict prevention, management and resolution, and emphasizing the need to build and strengthen human and institutional capacities at the national, subregional and regional levels, Recognizing the importance of efforts towards improving broad geographical representation, gender balance and expertise in the composition of all special political missions, and acknowledging the necessity of reducing the overall environmental footprint of relevant special political missions and, where mandated, identifying climate-related risks, Recalling the relevant resolutions on women, peace and security, reaffirming the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, stressing the need for the full, safe, equal and meaningful participation of women at all levels, including leadership, at all stages and in all aspects of the peaceful settlement of disputes, including conflict prevention, mediation, conflict resolution, peacebuilding and sustaining peace, to achieve sustainable peace, and noting with appreciation that 2025 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on 31 October 2000, Recalling also the relevant resolutions on youth, peace and security, affirming the important role that youth can play in conflict prevention and resolution and as a key aspect of the sustainability, inclusiveness and success of peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, and noting with appreciation that 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 2250 (2015) on 9 December 2015, A/RES/80/83 Comprehensive review of special political missions 25-20070 4/4 Stressing that the United Nations should ensure a more coordinated approach to strengthen the ability of special political missions to deliver on their mandates and should contribute to ensuring enhanced accountability, coherence and effectiveness of special political missions, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to resolution 79/92;3 2. Requests the Secretary-General to hold regular, inclusive and interactive dialogue on the overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions, with a view to enhancing their efficiency, effectiveness, coherence, responsiveness, transparency and accountability, and further requests the Secretariat to reach out to Member States, including through timely and transparent communication, prior to the holding of such dialogue to ensure wide and meaningful participation; 3. Respects the purview of the mandate of special political missions, as stipulated in the respective relevant resolutions, recognizes the specificity of each mandate of such missions, and emphasizes the role of the General Assembly in discussing the overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions; 4. Encourages stronger coordination, coherence and cooperation of the Security Council and the General Assembly with the Peacebuilding Commission, and invites the Security Council to continue to regularly request, deliberate and draw upon the specific, strategic and targeted advice of the Commission, including to assist with the longer-term perspective required for sustaining peace being reflected in the formation, review, transition and drawdown of peacekeeping operations and special political missions mandates in cooperation with host Governments, in line with General Assembly resolution 70/262 and Security Council resolution 2282 (2016); 5. Encourages special political missions to continue fostering inclusive partnerships with regional and subregional organizations and other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate and in line with respective mandates and in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, to address multidimensional and evolving challenges to peace and security, including during transitions; 6. Also encourages special political missions to work closely with host Governments, the United Nations country teams and, where consistent with their mandates, with relevant partners, to ensure coherence and coordination; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session a timely, results-based report on the implementation of the present resolution regarding the overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions, including lessons learned, efforts and recommendations towards improving expertise and effectiveness, transparency, accountability, geographical representation, gender perspective and the full, safe, equal and meaningful participation of women, including in peace processes, as well as the full, effective, safe and meaningful participation of youth, including in peace processes, in particular in mediation and political processes; 8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session the item entitled “Comprehensive review of special political missions” and to consider the above-mentioned report of the Secretary-General under that item. 55th plenary meeting 5 December 2025 _______________ 3 A/80/322.

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