A/RES/49/50 Page 3 7. Appeals to States, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations working in the field of international law and to the private sector to make financial contributions or contributions in kind for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of the programme; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to bring to the attention of States and international organizations and institutions working in the field of international law the programme annexed to the present resolution; 9. Also requests the Secretary-General to proceed with the organization of the United Nations Congress on Public International Law, to be held from 13 to 17 March 1995, within existing resources and assisted by voluntary contributions, taking into account the guidance provided at the forty-eighth and forty-ninth sessions of the General Assembly, and to keep the Member States informed of the status of the preparations; 10. Recognizes that international humanitarian law remains an area of particular relevance, and in this connection notes that an intergovernmental meeting of experts will be convened by the Government of Switzerland in January 1995 in order to prepare a report on practical means of promoting full respect for and compliance with international humanitarian law; 11. Invites all States to disseminate widely the revised guidelines for military manuals and instructions on the protection of the environment in times of armed conflict 3/ received from the International Committee of the Red Cross and to give due consideration to the possibility of incorporating them into their military manuals and other instructions addressed to their military personnel; 12. Invites the International Committee of the Red Cross to continue to report on activities undertaken by the Committee and other relevant bodies with regard to the protection of the environment in times of armed conflict, so that the information received may be included in the report to be prepared pursuant to paragraph 5 above; 13. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fiftieth session the item entitled "United Nations Decade of International Law". 84th plenary meeting 9 December 1994 ______________ 3/ A/49/323, annex. /...