A/RES/53/100 Page 4 14. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that hard copies of the publications mentioned in paragraph 11 above continue to be distributed to permanent missions free of charge in accordance with their needs; 15. Appeals to States, international organizations and non-governmental organizations working in the field of international law, and to the private sector, to make financial contributions or contributions in kind for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of the programme; 16. Once again requests the Secretary-General to bring the programme, as well as the note referred to in paragraph 13 above, to the attention of States and international organizations and institutions working in the field of international law; 17. Notes with appreciation the activities undertaken by the International Committee of the Red Cross in the field of international humanitarian law, including with regard to the protection of the environment in times of armed conflict; 18. Takes note with interest of the events that will take place during the year 1999 to commemorate the centennial of the first International Peace Conference and the closing of the United Nations Decade of International Law;5 19. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fourth session the item entitled “United Nations Decade of International Law” and to convene a one-day plenary meeting on 17 November 1999 to mark the end of the Decade. 83rd plenary meeting 8 December 1998 5 See A/C.6/53/11, annex.