Methods and Procedures of the General Assembly

A/RES/362(IV)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1949.

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3 subjects

Recommendations Rules of Procedure Work Organization

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7 operative paragraphs

Expresses its satisfaction with the work performed by the Special Committee on Methods and Procedures of the General Assembly;

Approves the amendments and additions to its rules of procedure, as set forth in annex I to the present resolution ;

Decides that these amendments and additions shall enter into force on 1 January 1950;

Approves the recommendations and suggestions of the Special Committee, as set forth in annex II to the present resolution ;

Considers these recommendations and suggestions to be useful and worthy of consideration by the General Assembly and its committees, and requests the Secretary-General to prepare a document embodying the above-mentioned recommendations and suggestions in convenient form for use by the General Committee and the delegations of Member States in the General Assembly;

Considering that the study of factors affecting the duration of General Assembly sessions should be pursued by making use of the experience gained during future sessions of the General Assembly,

1 See Official Records of the fourth session of the General Assembly, Annex to the Si:rlh Committee, document A/944.

2 See Official Records of the third session of the General Assembly, Part II, Resolutions, page 17.

xv RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE

Without prejudice to any initiative which Member States may take in this respect,

Requests the Secretary-General to carry out appropriate studies and to submit, at such times as he may consider appropriate, suitable proposals for the improvement of the methods and procedures of the General Assembly and its committees, including proposals to extend the use of mechanical and technical devices ;

Requests, in particular, the Secretary-General to make the "thorough legal analysis", suggested by the Special Committee, of the questions raised in paragraph 34 of the report of the Special Committee, taking into account the proposal submitted to the Sixth Committee by the Belgian delegation4 and the discussions in the Sixth Committee and in the plenary meeting, and to submit a report to the fifth regular session of the General Assembly.

22 October 1949.

NEW RULE 1 (a) REVISED RULE 14

NEW RULE 19

NEW RULE 19 (c) REVISED RULE 31

NEW RULE 31 (a) REVISED RULE 33 REVISED RULE 35 NEW RULE 35 (l!) NEW RULE 56 (a) REVISED RULE 59 REVISED RULi!. 64 REVISED RULE 65 REVISED RULE 67 REVISED RULE 68

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NEW RULE 89 (a) REVISED RULE 97 NEW RULE 97 (a) REVISED RULE 98 REVISED RULE 102 REVISED RULE 103 REVISED RULE 105 REVISED RULE 106 REVISED RULE 107 REVISED RULE 1 J 0

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