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4.
In carrying out the assessment of the debate on the annual report of the
Security Council called for in resolution 51/241, annex, paragraph 12, the President
shall inform the General Assembly of his decision regarding the need for further
consideration of the Security Council report, including in respect of the convening
of informal consultations, on the need for, and content of, any action by the
Assembly based on the debate, as well as on any matters to be brought to the
attention of the Security Council.
5.
The President of the General Assembly should continue to be briefed regularly
by the President of the Security Council on the work of the Council. The President
of the Assembly may wish to inform Member States about the substantive issues
raised during these meetings.
6.
The Presidents of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the
Economic and Social Council should meet together periodically with a view to
ensuring increased cooperation, coordination and complementarity of the work
programmes of the three organs in accordance with their respective responsibilities
under the Charter. In this connection, the President of the Security Council may
wish to discuss the plans of the Security Council for thematic debates with the
President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social
Council. The President of the Assembly will inform Member States about the
outcome of these meetings.
7.
In June of each year, the President-elect of the General Assembly, after taking
into account the views provided by Member States and following consultations with
the incumbent President and the Secretary-General, will suggest an issue, or issues,
of global concern upon which Member States will be invited to comment during the
general debate at the forthcoming session of the Assembly. The views provided by
Member States should also be summarized and circulated to Member States. Such
suggestions regarding the issue(s) for comment will be without prejudice to the
sovereign right of Member States to solely and entirely determine the content of
their general debate statements.
8.
The work and decisions of the General Assembly should be better publicized.
Accordingly, the support provided by the Department of Public Information of the
Secretariat for these purposes should be intensified and strengthened. The SecretaryGeneral is requested to present a plan to this end, within existing resources, to the
next session of the Committee on Information, so that recommendations can be
made to the Assembly.
9.
Member States and the Secretariat should consider initiatives that might be
taken for better monitoring of the follow-up of resolutions of the General Assembly,
such as the provision of timely inputs for reports of the Secretary-General and
giving effect to proposals that would advance the follow-up of major United Nations
conferences and summits.
10. The resources available to the Office of the President of the General Assembly
in personnel and other support shall be augmented from within existing resources,
bearing in mind the provisions of paragraph 22 of the annex to resolution 55/285.
Five additional posts shall be made available to supplement current support, of
which three shall be filled on an annual basis, following consultations with the
incoming President, beginning at the fifty-ninth session of the Assembly.
11. Transitional office accommodation and other support shall be provided to the
President-elect of the General Assembly. The Secretary-General is requested to
make the necessary arrangements for the provision of such support, within existing
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