Requests the Secretary-General to submit updated calculations on desirable ranges for all Member States, taking into account the views expressed by Member States during the current session and, in particular, the following criteria: (a) the desirability of the base figure for the calculations being related to the actual number of posts subject to geographical distribution; (b) the movement towards the establishment of parity between the membership and contribution factors; (c) the direct allocation of posts subject to the population factor of 7.2 per cent to Member States in proportion to their populations; (d) the need for flexibility upwards and downwards from the mid-point of the desirable ranges; requests the Secretary-General to present proposals thereon to the General Assembly with a view to reaching a decision at its 42nd session.

Adopted without vote, 101st plenary meeting

Adopted at the 101st plenary meeting, 11 Dec. 1986.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 41st session, 16 September-19 December 1986. - A/41/53. - 1987. - p. 239-241. - (GAOR, 41st sess., Suppl. no. 53).