Decides to establish a Committee on Water Resources within ESCWA which will undertake the following tasks: (a) participation in the establishment and formulation of priorities for the programme of work and medium-term plan in the field of water resources; (b) monitoring of developments in the field of water resources in the States members of the Commission; (c) monitoring of the progress achieved in the activities of the secretariat of the Commission in the field of water resources; (d) follow-up of international and regional conferences, participation of member States in them and coordination of regional efforts relating to the implementation of resolutions and recommendations; also decides that the Committee on Water Resources will hold its meetings every 2 years, starting in 1996.

Adopted, 50th meeting

Adopted at the 50th plenary meeting, 24 July 1995.
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council: organizational session for 1995, New York, 1 and 7-10 February 1995; resumed organizational session for 1995, New York, 4 and 5 May, 1 and 6 June 1995; substantive session of 1995, Geneva, 26 June-28 July 1995; resumed substantive session of 1995, New York, 25 October, 2 November and 12 December 1995 - E/1995/95 - p. 36 - (ESCOR, 1995, Suppl. no. 1).