Pattern of conferences

XVII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE FIFTH COMMITTEE
1851. Pattern of conferences

The General Assembly, Hazing considered the report of the Secretary-General on the pattern of conferences[1]1and the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on that subject,[2]

1. Decides to continue for a further period of one year, until 31 December 1963, the pattern of conferences established in its resolution 1202 (XII) of 13 December 1957;

2. Amends sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 of that resolution to read as follows:

"(c) The regular sessions of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Economic Commission for Africa, as well as meetings of their subsidiary bodies, may be held away from their headquarters when the commission concerned so decides, subject, in the case of regular sessions of the commissions, to the approval of the Economic and Social Council and of the General Assembly;

"(d) The annual session of the International Law Commission would be held in Geneva;"

3. Invites the Secretary-General to bring to the attention of the competent organs the importance and urgency of the measures outlined in paragraph 11 of his report, as well as the need for moderation on their part in fixing their programmes of meetings in New York for 1964, in view of the major reconstruction work to be carried out at Headquarters.

1199th plenary meeting,
19 December 1962.

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[1] Ibid., agenda item 65, document A/5317. [2] Ibid., para. 14.