Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 44
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the Preparatory Committee
for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations, 1/
1. Approves the report of the Preparatory Committee and
notes its work in 1994, including the progress of work reported
in the open-ended drafting group of the Committee;
2. Looks forward to receiving, before the end of 1994,
the report of the Secretary-General on the responses received
in regard to the special commemorative meeting to be held in October
1995, in order to enable it to recommend a precise timetable and
agenda for that meeting;
3. Expresses its appreciation to the secretariat of the
fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations for its efforts to
make this a global commemoration, involving, inter alia, national
committees, non-governmental organizations and the United Nations
system and staff;
4. Welcomes the commemorative programme being formulated
by the secretariat, and requests that emphasis continue to be
placed on the development of programmes addressing the general
public, in particular youth and children;
5. Welcomes also the continuation of the work of the Preparatory
Committee on the draft declaration for the fiftieth anniversary;
6. Decides that the Preparatory Committee should continue
its work and report thereon to the General Assembly at its fiftieth
session, and/or during the forty-ninth session, as required.
55th plenary meeting
9 November 1994
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1/ A/49/48.