Pattern of Conferences

A/RES/2116(XX)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1966.

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107 documents · 1958–2025

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/234	Pattern of conferences	5,780	–
2024	A/RES/79/248	Pattern of conferences	6,725	–
2023	A/RES/78/245	Pattern of conferences	6,396	–
2023	A/RES/77/255	Pattern of conferences	6,274	–
2021	A/RES/76/237	Pattern of conferences	6,474	–

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Decides that a fixed pattern of conferences to govern the places and dates of the meetings of United Nations bodies shall come into force on 1 January 1966 for a further period of three years ;

Decides further that, as a general principle, meetings of United Nations bodies shall be held at the established headquarters of the bodies concerned, with the following exceptions :

The sessions of the International Law Commission shall be held at Geneva ;

( b) The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation. as well as the Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee and the Legal Sub- Committee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, may meet at (;eneva if the exigencies of their work so require ;

( c) The regular summer session of the Economic and Social Council may be held at Geneva provided that the closing date falls at least six weeks before the opening of the regular session of the General Assembly ;

( d) One Headquarters-based functional commission of the Economic and Social Council. to be determined by the Council, may meet at Geneva during the period from January to April;

( e) Sessions of not more than three other Headquarters-based functional commissions or committees of the Economic and Social Council may, by decision of the Council taken after consultation with the Secretary-General, be held at Geneva during the period from September to December without overlap;

In addition, a session of the Commission on N'arcotic Drugs may, in exceptional circumstances and by decision of the Economic and Social Council taken after consultation with the Secretary-General, be held at Headquarters, New York ; in that event, one other functional commission or committee may meet at Geneva in its place ;

The regular sessions of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Economic Commission for Africa, as well as meetings of their subsidiary bodies, may he held away from their headquarlt>rs when the commission conct>rned so derides, subject, in the case of regular sessions of the commissions, to the approval of the Economic and Social Cmmril and of the General Assembly;

( h) In other cases meetings may be held away from the established headquarters or authorized meetingplace of any body when a Government issuing an invitation for a meeting to be held within its territory has agreed to defray, after consultation with the Secretary- General as to their nature and possible extent, the actual additional costs dirt>clly and indirectly involved;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the ( ;eneral Assembly each year a basic programme of conferences for the following year, established in conformity with the present pattern and after consultation. as appropriate, with the organs concerned;

Decides that any meeting-other than an emergency meeting, in the sense of a meeting which cannot be deferred without serious detriment to the United N ations--not covered by the basic programme for a given year shall not be held during that year;

Decides that not more than one major special conference of the 1 Tnited Nations shall be scheclnled in :my one year ;

Urges all organs of the United Nations, as well as the specialized agencies, to review tht>ir working methods and also the frequenry and length of sessions, in the light of the present resolution, the growing volume of meetings. the resulting strain on available resources and the difficultv of ensuring the effective participation of members. · · 74()7th plrnary 111rrtinr1.

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