A/RES/69/250
Pattern of conferences
Recalling its resolution 14 (I) of 13 February 1946 and the role of the
Advisory Committee as a subsidiary body of the General Assembly,
I
Calendar of conferences and meetings
1.
Welcomes the report of the Committee on Conferences for 2014; 1
2.
Approves the draft revised calendar of conferences and meetings of the
United Nations for 2015, as submitted by the Committee on Conferences, 4 taking
into account the observations of the Committee and subject to the provisions of the
present resolution;
3.
Authorizes the Committee on Conferences to make any adjustments to
the calendar of conferences and meetings for 2015 that may become necessary as a
result of actions and decisions taken by the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth
session;
4.
Notes with satisfaction that the Secretariat has taken into account the
arrangements referred to in General Assembly resolutions 53/208 A, 54/248, 55/222,
56/242, 57/283 B, 58/250, 59/265, 60/236 A, 61/236, 62/225, 63/248, 64/230,
65/245, 66/233, 67/237 and 68/251 concerning Orthodox Good Friday and the
official holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, and requests all intergovernmental
bodies to observe those decisions when planning their meetings;
5.
Acknowledges that Yom Kippur is a significant local holiday which is
observed in the host city of the Headquarters of the United Nations, invites United
Nations bodies at Headquarters and other duty stations where observed to avoid
holding meetings on Yom Kippur, and in this regard encourages this arrangement be
taken into account when drafting future calendars of conferences and meetings;
6.
Acknowledges the significance of the Day of Vesak, which is observed in
many Member States, invites United Nations bodies at Headquarters and other duty
stations where observed to avoid holding meetings on the Day of Vesak, and in this
regard encourages this arrangement be taken into account when drafting future
calendars of conferences and meetings;
7.
Acknowledges the significance of Diwali, which is observed in many
Member States, invites United Nations bodies at Headquarters and other duty
stations where observed to avoid holding meetings on Diwali, and in this regard
encourages this arrangement be taken into account when drafting future calendars of
conferences and meetings;
8.
Acknowledges the significance of Gurpurab, which is observed in many
Member States, invites United Nations bodies at Headquarters and other duty
stations where observed to avoid holding meetings on Gurpurab, and encourages
this arrangement be taken into account when drafting future calendars of
conferences and meetings;
9.
Acknowledges the significance of Orthodox Christmas, which is observed
in many Member States, invites United Nations bodies at Headquarters and other
duty stations where observed to avoid holding meetings on the day of Orthodox
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4
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 32 (A/69/32),
annex II.
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