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States are able to present their evaluations and seek information equally in any of
the six official languages of the United Nations on any conference -related or
language-specific matter;
46. Acknowledges that the concept of integrated global management has been
fully mainstreamed into all areas of the conference services across the four main
conference-servicing duty stations, and requests the Secretary-General to keep the
General Assembly and its Committee on Conferences ap prised of progress made in
ensuring integrated global management and to provide accurate and up -to-date
information on new initiatives falling under the purview of the Committee;
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47. Emphasizes the paramount importance of the equality of the six official
languages of the United Nations;
48. Underlines that all the initiatives on the evolution of the working
methods, including those introduced on a trial basis, shall comply with the principle
of parity among the official languages of the Organization, with a view to
preserving or enhancing the quality and scope of the services provided by the
Secretariat;
49. Emphasizes the importance of multilingualism in the activities of the
United Nations, and requests the Secretary-General to redouble his efforts to ensure
full parity among the six official languages in accordance with General Assembly
resolution 69/324 and to report thereon to the Assembly at its seventy-second
session;
50. Recalls paragraph 69 of its resolution 69/250, welcomes the appointment
of the Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management
as the Coordinator for Multilingualism, responsible for the overall implementation
of multilingualism Secretariat-wide, and emphasizes the need for the Department of
Public Information of the Secretariat to continue to inform the public about the
importance of this principle;
51. Emphasizes that multilingualism, as a core value of the Organization,
entails the active involvement and commitment of all stakeholders, including all
United Nations duty stations and offices away from Headquarters;
52. Notes with concern the recurring late issuance of documents for the Fifth
Committee, recalls paragraph 29 of its resolution 70/247 of 23 December 2015, and
requests the Secretary-General to take immediate actions for its effective
implementation, taking into account the responsibilities of all stakeholders involved,
and to report thereon in the context of his next report on the pattern of conferences;
53. Recalls paragraph 69 of its resolution 69/250, and requests the SecretaryGeneral to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy -first session detailed terms
of reference for the Coordinator for Multilingualism containing, inter alia, key
responsibilities, working modalities, tasks, priorities, a programme of work,
reporting lines and anticipated support, in full compliance with relevant provisions
of Assembly resolutions;
54. Reaffirms its decision, in section IV of its resolution 64/230, that all
reports adopted by the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of the
Human Rights Council shall be issued as documents in all official languages of the
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