A/RES/48/30 Page 3 with views on possible activities for the next term of the Decade; 6. Also requests the Secretary-General to supplement his report, as appropriate, with new information on the activities of the United Nations relevant to the progressive development of international law and its codification, and to submit it to the General Assembly on an annual basis; 7. Encourages States to disseminate at the national level, as appropriate, information contained in the report of the Secretary-General; 8. Appeals to States, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations working in this field and to the private sector to make financial contributions or contributions in kind for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of the programme; 9. Once again requests the Secretary-General to bring to the attention of States and international organizations and institutions working in the field of international law the programme annexed to resolution 47/32; 10. Decides that a United Nations congress on public international law should be held in 1995, as proposed in part III of the report of the Working Group, 4/ and requests the Secretary-General to proceed with the preparations for the congress and keep the Member States informed of the status of the preparations; 11. Expresses its appreciation of the work carried out by the group of experts on the Protection of the Environment in Times of Armed Conflict conducted under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross and of the report prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross; 5/ 12. Invites all States to review the draft guidelines for military manuals and instructions on the protection of the environment in times of armed conflict annexed to the report of the International Committee of the Red Cross and to provide their comments thereon to the International Committee, either directly or through the Secretary-General, no later than 31 March 1994; 13. Welcomes the intention of the International Committee of the Red Cross to draw up a new version of the guidelines for military manuals, taking into account the comments made by States on the report of the Secretary-General 2/ containing information received from the International Committee of the Red Cross, and notes that the International Committee is ready to convene, if need be, a meeting of government experts for that purpose; 14. Requests the Secretary-General to invite the International Committee of the Red Cross to report on activities undertaken by it and other relevant bodies with regard to the protection of the environment in times ____________ 4/ A/C.6/48/L.9. 5/ A/48/269, sect. II /...