A/RES/74/252 Pattern of conferences 22. Welcomes the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General to increase the utilization of conference-servicing resources, and in this regard encourages the Secretary-General to enhance the efficiency of conference servicing and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session; 23. Requests the Secretary-General to consult Member States on initiatives that affect the utilization of conference services and conference facilities; 24. Also requests the Secretary-General to continue to impress upon bodies entitled to meet “as required” the need to further improve the utilization of conference services, and further requests the Secretary-General to report on the provision of such services to those bodies to the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session; 25. Recognizes the importance of meetings of regional and other major groupings of Member States for the smooth functioning of the sessions of intergovernmental bodies, requests the Secretary-General to ensure that, as far as possible, all requests for conference services for the meetings of regional and other major groupings of Member States are met, and requests the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management to inform the requesters as early as possible about the availability of conference services, including interpretation, as well as about any changes that might occur before the holding of meetings; 26. Notes the overall increase in the percentage of meetings held by regio nal and other major groupings of Member States that were provided with interpretation services at the four main duty stations in 2018, and requests the Secretary -General to further employ innovative means to address the difficulties arising from the lack o f interpretation services for such meetings and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session; 27. Once again urges intergovernmental bodies at the planning stage to take into account the meetings of regional and other major group ings of Member States, to make provision for such meetings in their programmes of work and to notify the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management, well in advance, of any cancellations so that unutilized conference-servicing resources may, to the extent possible, be reassigned to meetings of regional and other major groupings of Member States; 28. Recognizes the improvement in the rate of room utilization of the conference centre of the Economic Commission for Africa and the ongoing effort s aimed at improving the conference facilities at the Commission; 29. Looks forward to receiving the proposal aimed at addressing the deteriorating conditions and the limited capacity of the conference services facility at the United Nations Office at Nairobi; 30. Recognizes the proactive efforts of the Secretary-General to identify ways to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in conference services, commends the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management for its innovative approaches in providing technical secretariat support and in managing meetings and documents, and encourages the Department to continue its efforts to preserve the high quality of its services while achieving efficiencies; 31. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts aimed at improving conference servicing at the four main duty stations, including by addressing or eliminating possible duplication, overlap and redundancy, and identifying innovative ideas, potential synergies and other cost-saving measures, without compromising quality or affecting the provision of services, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session; 4/13 19-22680