Publications and Documentation of the United Nations

A/RES/2732(XXV)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1967–1971

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1971	A/RES/2732(XXV)	Publications and documentation of the United Nations	343	9%Compare
1970	A/RES/2538(XXIV)	Publications and documentation of the United Nations	825	13%Compare
1967	A/RES/2247(XXI)	Publications and documentation of the United Nations	384	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 1967–1971

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
1971	A/8437	Publications and documentation of the United Nations report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/2732(XXV)
1967	A/6675	Publications and documentation of the United Nations report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/2247(XXI)

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Documents Limitation Publications Recommendations Serial Publications Work Programme

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Taking note of the reports of the Secretary-Oeneral11 and of the Adviso!J Committee OD Adminlatrative and Budgetary Questions" submitted runuant to General Assembly resolution 2538 (XXIV of 11 Docember 1969 on publications and documentation of the United Nations,

Bearing In mind that it■ resolutions 2609 (XXIV) of 16 December 1969 and 2632 (XXV) of 9 November 1970, u well u the appointment by the Committee for Pro,ramme and Co-«clinatiOD of two apecial studies in the ecooomic and ■ocial field, provide concurrently for a cloself related examination of the whole fteld of documentation, meetinp and procedure, of the General Al■embly,

Decide, to defer to the twentz-■ixth aeuion its consideration of the item entitled Publications and documentation of the United Nations";

Request, the Secretary-General to 1ubmit to the General Auembly at it■ twenty-sixth session any additional information relatina to the implementation of resolution 2538 (XXIV) which he deems appropriate;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue, without detriment to the work pro,rammes of the United Nations, his effort■ to reduce expenditures on documentation in areas within his competence and authority, keepina in mind the ■ugestions specifically made in the Fifth Committee for ,reater economy ID this rep.rd;

Invite, tho Joint Inspection Unit, with reference to r,aphs 17, 18 and f9 of it■ report on documentation" a.lid further to para,raph 15 of General A.. aembly resolution 2609 (XXIV), to examine and report on the programme of recurrent publicatiou of the United Nations with a v:iew to drawina attention to those which ~ar to have lost their Ulefulneu or have become redundant or wh01e value may not meaaure up to the cost involved in continuin• them, and Aaembly at it■ twenty-sixth IOISion alona with the

report referred to by the Secretary-General in his re-- port on tho pattern of. conference■ dated 22 September 1970;18

Relteratu it■ appeal, in paraaraph 1 of resolution 2538 (XXIV), to all United Nations orpna, bodies and committees to consider ways of reducin& documentation.

16 December 1970.

rapporteur■ to carry out a survey of certain report■ and the con■ultative mato submit it■ findinp and recommendatiOn■ to the

1• Ibid., amiexes.

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