Approves the draft revised calendar of conferences and meetings of the UN for 2007; authorizes the Committee to make any adjustments to the 2007 calendar that may become necessary as a result of actions and decisions taken by the General Assembly at its 61st session; requests the Secretary-General to ensure that all requests for conference services for meetings of Member states are met and to explore innovative ways to address the problem of ad hoc interpretation services; requests the Secretary-General to explore means to increase utilization of ECA's conference centre; requests bodies that normally meet at Headquarters to take into consideration the limitations of conference facilities during the renovation period; requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Capital Master Plan will not compromise the quality of conference services; requests the Secretary-General to hold competitive examinations for the recruitment of language staff sufficiently in advance so as to fill current and future vacancies in language services in a timely manner, bearing in mind the persistent situation at the UN Office at Nairobi, and to inform the General Assembly at its 62nd session of efforts in this regard.

Adopted without vote, 84th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 61st sess., Suppl. no. 49.