Welcomes the initiatives of the United Nations Association of the United States of America, the prospective donor, as described in the report of the Secretary-General,1 to mobilize resources in order to provide new facilities for the visitors’ experience in the form of a donation in kind to the United Nations;
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Endorses the observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions contained in its report;2
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to ensure that the development of the proposed visitors’ experience project is fully integrated with the capital master plan, including necessary security measures;
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Decides that a decision on this question should be taken in the light of any further decision on the capital master plan;
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Authorizesthe Secretary-General to invite the United Nations Association of the United States of America to proceed with the preparation of a schematic design for the new visitors’ experience, taking into account the four conditions set out in the report of the Secretary-General,4 which are highlighted in the report of the Advisory Committee,5 on the understanding that it will be for the General Assembly to declare itself satisfied with the fulfilment of these conditions;
5Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No.7(A/56/7), chap. I, sect. E.8, para. 107.
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Notes the desirability of expanding the number of potential contributors to the project by including the United Nations Associations of other countries;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to evaluate the proposed financial and fiscal aspects of the donation, in view of the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and in the light of the capital master plan, taking into account the eventual financial implications for the Organization, and to report thereon to the General Assembly;
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Also requeststhe Secretary-General to submit, when practicable, for the consideration of the General Assembly, a comprehensive report on the outcome of the schematic design; options for deciding on the final scale of the project; projected revenues and the cost of operating and maintaining the new visitors’ experience; proposals for expanded commercial activities; options for operating methodologies; means of adjusting to changing situations; procedures for the operation of the proposed capital improvement fund; and a time-line for implementation.
