A/RES/56/273 United Nations Distr.: General 23 April 2002 General Assembly Fifty-sixth session Agenda item 122 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/56/653/Add.1)] 56/273. Standards of accommodation for air travel The General Assembly 1. Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General on standards of accommodation for air travel;1 2. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions contained in its reports;2 3. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to submit annual reports on standards of accommodation for air travel to the General Assembly through the Advisory Committee; 4. Calls upon the Secretary-General to improve coordination among the various departments in order to expedite settlement of travel reimbursement claims; 5. Emphasizes that all travel reimbursement claims must, to the extent possible, be settled within 30 working days of their submission. 97th plenary meeting 27 March 2002 _______________ 1 A/54/382, A/55/488 and A/56/426. See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 7 (A/56/7), chap.I, paras. 127–129; and A/56/630. 2 01 49826