A/RES/59/313
Reaffirming that the plenary meetings of the General Assembly should
constitute a forum for high-level policy statements, as well as for the consideration,
inter alia, of agenda items of special political importance and/or urgency,
Underscoring the importance of providing adequate resources for the
implementation of mandated programmes and activities,
Reaffirming its authority in the consideration of all budgetary issues, as
stipulated in the Charter,
Role and authority of the General Assembly
1.
Stresses the need to demonstrate political will to ensure the effective
implementation of the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly;
2.
Decides, in the context of further strengthening the role and authority of
the General Assembly as set out in the Charter of the United Nations:
(a) To convene and organize major thematic debates in order to establish
broad international understanding on current substantive issues of importance to
Member States;
(b) To discuss issues pertaining to the maintenance of international peace
and security in accordance with Articles 10, 11, 12, 14 and 35 of the Charter, where
appropriate using the procedures set forth in rules 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the rules of
procedure of the General Assembly, which enable swift and urgent action by the
Assembly, bearing in mind that the Security Council has primary responsibility for
the maintenance of international peace and security in accordance with Article 24 of
the Charter;
(c) To consider the annual reports as well as special reports of the Security
Council, in accordance with Article 15, paragraph 1, and Article 24, paragraph 3, of
the Charter, through substantive and interactive debates;
(d) To invite the Security Council to submit periodically, in accordance with
Article 24 of the Charter, special subject-oriented reports to the General Assembly
for its consideration on issues of current international concern;
(e) To also invite the Security Council to update the General Assembly on a
regular basis on the steps it has taken or is contemplating with respect to improving
its reporting to the Assembly;
(f) To hold interactive debates on other reports submitted to the General
Assembly in accordance with Article 15, paragraph 2, of the Charter;
President of the General Assembly
3.
Decides to strengthen the role and leadership of the President of the
General Assembly by:
(a) Authorizing the President of the General Assembly to propose interactive
debates on current issues on the agenda of the Assembly, in consultation with
Member States;
(b) Augmenting the resources available to the Office of the President of the
General Assembly from within existing resources, subject to consideration by the
Assembly of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006–2007, to
provide for two further additional posts at management and senior levels to be filled
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