Decides that the Preparatory Committee, at its 2nd session, will base the elaboration of the provisional agenda for the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993 on the objectives stated in paragraph 1 of resolution 45/155; decides, (a) that the provisional agenda for the Conference and the documentation related thereto as well as the draft rules of procedure for the Conference shall be taken up by the Preparatory Committee at its 2nd session; that the conference shall be convened at Berlin for a period of 2 weeks in 1993; that the Secretary-General shall give the Conference and the preparatory process thereto the widest possible publicity; (b) that the Preparatory Committee shall meet for 3 further sessions at Geneva, twice in 1992 and once in 1993; (c) to reiterate its invitation for contributions of extrabudgetary resources to meet the costs of participation of representatives of the least developed countries in the preparatory meetings; (d) that regional meetings shall be convened for each region that so desires and that these meetings shall be financed as part of the preparatory work for the Conference; (e) to request the Secretary-General to prepare documentation as soon as possible and to report to the Preparatory Committee at its next session on the progress made in this regard, and to note that the experts and consultants employed for this purpose should be selected with due regard to equitable geographical distribution; to encourage the Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights, the chairmen or other designated members of human rights bodies to participate as observers in the work of the Preparatory Committee and the Conference.

Adopted without vote, 75th meeting

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Adopted at the 75th plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1991.