United Nations A/RES/55/221 General Assembly Distr.: General 18 January 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda items 116 and 123 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/55/690)] 55/221. Proposed regulations governing the status, basic rights and duties of officials other than Secretariat officials and experts on mission and regulations governing the status, basic rights and duties of the Secretary-General The General Assembly, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the proposed regulations governing the status, basic rights and duties of officials other than Secretariat officials and experts on mission 1 and on the regulations governing the status, basic rights and duties of the Secretary-General, 2 1. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake consultations on the proposed regulations with the officials referred to in paragraph 1 (a) of his report on proposed regulations governing the status, basic rights and duties of officials other than Secretariat officials and experts on mission,1 in particular those who are elected by the General Assembly and its subsidiary organs, and to report thereon to the Assembly at its resumed fifty-fifth session, including on the following elements: (a) The compatibility of the proposed regulations with the statutes governing the officials referred to above; (b) The possible impact, if any, of the proposed regulations on the independence of those expert bodies; (c) The accountability mechanisms envisaged to enforce the proposed regulations; 2. Also requests the Secretary-General, in the context of the report mentioned in paragraph 1 above, to submit additional information on whether the proposed regulations ensure the impartiality, neutrality, objectivity and accountability of the personnel referred to in paragraph 1 (b) of the report. 89th plenary meeting 23 December 2000 1 2 00 57241 A/54/695 and Corr.1. A/54/710 and Corr.1.