A/RES/53/167 Page 2 Taking note further of other relevant resolutions and decisions of the Commission on Human Rights, the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly containing requests and proposals concerning the regular budget for the human rights programme, 1. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary steps, without delay, to follow up Commission on Human Rights resolution 1998/83 and Economic and Social Council decision 1998/275, in particular in the preparation of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2000–2001, without diverting resources from United Nations development programmes and activities; 2. Decides to continue its consideration of this question at its fifty-fourth session under the item entitled “Human rights questions”. 85th plenary meeting 9 December 1998