Permanent headquarters of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.

Decides, having considered and subsequently accepted the offer of the Government of Lebanon, to recommend that the permanent headquarters of the Commission be relocated to Beirut; requests the Secretary-General: (a) to approach the Government of Lebanon, in order to arrive at a common understanding on all issues and commitments relating to the relocation of the permanent headquarters of the Commission, to conclude an agreement concerning the headquarters and to agree upon a suitable timetable and the necessary arrangements for the relocation of the permanent headquarters to Beirut; (b) to take all steps necessary to effect the transfer of the permanent headquarters of the Commission in accordance with the present resolution; (c) to ensure that the transfer is financed within existing resources and primarily from extrabudgetary contributions and without prejudice to planned cost savings.

Adopted without vote, 48th meeting

Adopted at the 48th plenary meeting, 29 July 1994.
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 1994, New York, 25 January and 3 and 4 February 1994; resumed organizational session for 1994, New York, 6 June 1994; substantive session of 1994, New York, 27 June-29 July 1994; second special session of 1994, New York, 16 September 1994; resumed substantive session of 1994, New York, 3 and 4 November 1994 - E/1994/94 - p. 59 - (ESCOR, 1994, Suppl. no. 1).