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respect to both the distribution of printed copies and the posting of parliamentary
documentation on the Official Document System of the United Nations and the
United Nations web site, in keeping with section III, paragraph 5, of resolution
55/222;
Notes with concern the non-compliance with rule 59 of the rules of
8.
procedure of the General Assembly, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure
the communication of resolutions adopted by the Assembly to Member States within
fifteen days after the closure of the session;
Decides that the issuance of documents on planning, budgetary and
9.
administrative matters requiring urgent consideration by the General Assembly shall
be accorded priority;
IV
Translation and interpretation-related matters
1.
Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the highest quality of
interpretation and translation services in all official languages;
2.
Notes with appreciation the continued practice of holding informational
meetings with Member States to consult with them on the improvement of the
language services and the intention to establish additional channels for
communication on the terminology used and the quality of services rendered, and
requests the Secretary-General to organize informational meetings twice a year and
in a more appropriate setting, with interpretation provided on an as-available basis;
Requests the Secretary-General, when recruiting temporary assistance in
3.
language services, to ensure that all the language services are given equal treatment
and are provided with equally favourable working conditions and resources with a
view to achieving maximum quality of their services, with full respect for the
specificities of the six official languages, taking into account their respective
workloads;
Reiterates its request that the Secretary-General continue the efforts to
4.
explore the use of new technologies, such as computer-assisted translation, remote
and off-site translation and speech recognition, in the six official languages so as to
enhance further the quality and productivity of the conference services, and to keep
the General Assembly informed of the introduction of any other new technology;
Expresses deep concern for the high level of self-revision, and requests
5.
the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on the matter to the General
Assembly at its sixtieth session through the Committee on Conferences;
Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General, in updating the workload
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standards, to address the question of the appropriate level of self-revision that is
consistent with quality in all official languages and to report thereon to the General
Assembly at its sixtieth session;
Requests the Secretary-General to make sure that terminology used in
7.
translation and interpretation services reflects the latest linguistic norms and
terminology of the official languages in order to ensure the highest quality;
Expresses deep concern at the high vacancy rates in interpretation and
8.
translation services at the United Nations Office at Nairobi and especially the
chronic difficulty in staffing the Arabic Interpretation Unit;
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