A/RES/53/208
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37. Welcomes the new organizational structure of conference services, which will allow for more effective
coordination among the four United Nations conference-servicing centres in New York, Geneva, Vienna and
Nairobi, and requests the Secretary-General to review the administrative instruction of 8 May 19873 on guidelines
for the preparation of host Government agreements falling under General Assembly resolution 40/243 of
18 December 1985 so as to reflect the new organizational structure.
93rd plenary meeting
18 December 1998
B
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 47/202 B of 22 December 1992, 48/222 B of 23 December 1993, 49/221 B of
23 December 1994, 50/206 B and C of 23 December 1995, 51/211 B of 18 December 1996 and 51/211 F of
15 September 1997 and section B of its resolution 52/214 of 22 December 1997,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General4 and the report of the Advisory Committee on
Administrative and Budgetary Questions5 on translation issues,
1. Expresses deep concern about deficiencies in the quality of some reports and documents originating
in the Secretariat, and requests the Secretariat to take all necessary measures to address the situation and to
develop measurements to evaluate improvements made in the quality of reports and documents;
2. Notes with deep concern the low rate of compliance with the six-week rule for the issuance of
documentation;
3. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to ensure that documentation is available in accordance
with the six-week rule for the distribution of documents simultaneously in the six official languages of the
General Assembly;
4. Requests the Secretariat to carry out a study on the possible relationship between the late issuance of
documentation and the low utilization of conference services by some bodies;
5. Regrets that there continue to be delays in the submission of documents to the conference services,
expresses concern that most of the delay in the issuance of a document is due to the late submission of documents
from the substantive departments, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that substantive departments
prepare their programme of work to meet the deadline for the issuance of documents;
6. Reaffirms its decision that, if a report is issued late, the reasons for the delay should be indicated when
the report is introduced;
7.
Regrets that its decision taken in paragraph 5 of its resolution 50/206 C has not been implemented;
3
ST/AI/342.
4
A/53/221.
5
See A/53/507.
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