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publication of the United Nations Treaty Series is encouraged and efforts
directed towards adopting an electronic form of publication should be
continued. Timely publication of the United Nations Juridical Yearbook is
also encouraged.
V.
PROCEDURES AND ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS
1.
The Sixth Committee, working primarily through its Working Group
on the United Nations Decade of International Law and with the assistance of
the Secretariat, will be the coordinating body of the programme for the
Decade. The question of the use of an intra-sessional, inter-sessional or
existing body to carry out specific activities of the programme may be
considered by the General Assembly.
2.
The Sixth Committee is requested to continue to prepare the
programme of activities for the Decade.
3.
The Secretariat should proceed with the organization of the United
Nations Congress on Public International Law to be held from 13 to
17 March 1995, within existing resources and assisted by voluntary
contributions, taking into account the guidance provided at the forty-eighth
and forty-ninth sessions of the General Assembly, and should keep the Member
States informed of the status of the preparations.
4.
All organizations and institutions referred to and invited to
submit reports to the Secretary-General under sections I to IV above are
requested to submit interim or final reports preferably at the fiftieth
session but not later than the fifty-first session of the General Assembly.
5.
States are encouraged to establish, as necessary, national,
subregional and regional committees which may assist in the implementation of
the programme for the Decade. Non-governmental organizations are encouraged
to promote the purposes of the Decade within the fields of their activities,
as appropriate.
6.
It is recognized that, within the existing overall level of
appropriations, adequate financing for the implementation of the programme for
the Decade is necessary and should be provided. Voluntary contributions from
Governments, international organizations and other sources, including the
private sector, would be useful and are strongly encouraged. To this end, the
establishment of a trust fund to be administered by the Secretary-General
might be considered by the General Assembly.