Pattern of conferences : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1996
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SymbolA/RES/51/211[B]
TitlePattern of conferences : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Summary
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to invite Member States to review their document requirements and to review the internal requirements of the Secretariat; requests the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to continue to keep it informed of its experience with the use of unedited transcripts; stresses once again the need for strict compliance with the existing limits of 24 pages for documents originating in the Secretariat and 32 pages for reports of subsidiary bodies; requests the Secretary-General to pursue his efforts to improve the quality in the substance and presentation of documentation, applying new publishing techniques to enhance readability and reduce consumption of paper; reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to ensure that documentation is available in accordance with the 6-week rule for the distribution of documents, simultaneously in each of the 6 official languages of the UN; reiterates its request to the JIU to conduct a comprehensive survey of the role publications play in implementing mandates of intergovernmental bodies and the extent to which recurrent publications could be made more cost-effective in this regard.
Action note1996-12-18
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 89th meeting
Meeting record
A/51/PV.89
Agenda information
A/51/251 118 Pattern of conferences. UN--CALENDAR OF MEETINGS (1996-1997)
Date1997-01-23
Notes
Adopted at the 89th plenary meeting, 18 Dec. 1996.