UN Security Council
2018

announced to fill in troops and capacity gaps, and urging Member States who expressed pledges to fully deploy these units within the announced time frame, Recalling that it is important that all MINUSMA contingents are properly trained and effectively equipped, including with adequate language skills, staffed and supported to be able to sustain their commitment to carry out their respective tasks, Recalling resolution 2378 (2017), which requests the Secretary-General to ensure that data related to the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations, including peacekeeping performance data, is used to improve analytics and evaluation of mission operations, based on clear and well identified benchmarks, 4/18 18-10687 S/RES/2423 (2018) Noting the publication of the report on “Improving Security of United Nations Peacekeepers”, which highlights the link between the safety and security of peacekeepers and the performance of troops, and recognizing that fatalities can be a consequence of deficiencies in training, equipment and performance, Welcoming the initiative of the Secretary-General to conduct Special Investigations into performance issues, and encouraging the Secretary-General to