A/RES/58/316
Main Committees are bound by the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, and
taking into account the views expressed by Member States on the matter, it is
decided that:
(a) Each Main Committee shall give specific attention to the rationalization
of their future agendas by the biennialization, triennialization, clustering and
elimination of items, and make recommendations to the plenary Assembly for its
decision by 1 April 2005;
(b) Each Main Committee shall adopt a provisional programme of work at
the end of the session for the next session to help them better to plan, prepare and
organize and, in this context, review the related documentation requirements;
(c) The practice of interactive debates and panel discussions shall be utilized
or expanded, as appropriate, by all Main Committees so as to enhance informal, indepth discussions and to bring together experts from various fields without
prejudicing the progress of the substantive work of the Main Committees;
(d) The practice of “question time” shall be introduced, as appropriate, in all
Main Committees to enable a dynamic and candid exchange with heads of
departments and offices, representatives of the Secretary-General and special
rapporteurs;
(e) The web sites of the Main Committees shall be enhanced and thereafter
regularly updated and their content maintained by the secretariats of the Main
Committees;
(f) The bureaux-elect of the Main Committees shall meet immediately after
their election in order to discuss the organization and division of their work;
(g) With a view to ensuring the continuity and the effective organization of
their work, the incoming bureaux of the Main Committees shall, no later than two
weeks after their election, meet with the outgoing bureaux in order to consult on and
review issues relating to the efficient functioning of the Main Committees;
(h) Prior to the opening of each session, informal briefings of each Main
Committee shall be convened to discuss the organization of work.
D.
Review of the agenda of the General Assembly
4.
Recalling section B, paragraph 5, of the annex to resolution 58/126, having
reviewed the note by the Secretariat entitled “Analysis of the agenda of the General
Assembly”, 5 which provides factual information on the frequency of consideration,
origin and history of action on the 333 items and sub-items on the agenda, taking
into account the views expressed by Member States, and following consultations
with concerned Member States, it is decided that:
(a) The items entitled “Launching of global negotiations on international
economic cooperation for development” and “Restructuring and revitalization of the
United Nations in the economic, social and related fields” shall be eliminated from
the agenda;
(b) The items entitled “Question of Cyprus”, “Armed aggression against the
Democratic Republic of the Congo”, “Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)”,
“The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti”, “Armed Israeli aggression
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