A/RES/52/199 Page 2 2. Calls upon all States to strive for a successful outcome of the Berlin Mandate2 process; 3. Notes the ongoing process of the review of the administrative arrangements regarding personnel and financial matters established in the context of the transitional arrangement for administrative support to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for the biennium 1996-1997,3 and the arrangements made for the provision of conference services to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and its subsidiary bodies for the biennium 1996-1997,4 as requested in paragraph 10 of its resolution 50/115 and paragraph 3 of its resolution 51/184; 4. Decides to maintain the arrangements regarding personnel and financial matters established in regard to the provisions of administrative support to the secretariat of the Convention, for the biennium 1998-1999,5 taking into account the review of the functioning of the institutional linkage called for in its resolution 50/115, and as reiterated in its resolution 51/184; 5. Also decides to include in the calendar of conferences and meetings for the biennium 1998-1999 the sessions of the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies, entailing eight weeks of conferenceservicing facilities envisaged for that biennium;6 6. Invites the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session and following the outcome of the third session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention; 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session the sub-item entitled "Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind". 77th plenary meeting 18 December 1997 2 FCCC/CP/1995/7/Add.1, decision 1/CP.1. 3 A/51/484, paras. 14-18. 4 Ibid., para. 9. 5 A/52/667, paras. 4-8. 6 Ibid., para. 10.