A/RES/1192(XII) GA

Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Speeial Political Committee 9 Nations, the contents of paragraph 17 of resolution 302 (IV) and the terms of the agreements with the host Governments, l. Draws the attention of Governments to the criti- cal financial position of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and urges them to consider to what extent they can contribute or increase their contributions in order that the Agency may carry out its budgeted relief and rehabilitation programmes and that cuts in services may be avoided ; 2. Requests the Secretary-General, in view of the critical financial position of the Agency, to make, as a matter of urgent concern, special efforts to secure the additional financial assistance needed to meet the Agency's budget and to provide adequate working capital; 3. Directs the Agency to pursue its programme for the relief and rehabilitation of refugees, bearing in mind the response to paragraphs 1 and 2 above; 4. Requests the host Governments to co-operate fully with the Agency and with its personnel and to extend to the Agency every appropriate assistance in carrying out its functions ; 5. Requests the Governments of the area, without prejudice to paragraph 11 of General Assembly re~, lution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948, in co-operation with the Director of the Agency, to plan and carry out projects capable of supporting substantial numbers of refugees; 6. Requests the Agency to continue its consultations with the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine in the best interests of their respective tasks, with particular reference to paragraph 11 of resolution 194 (III) ; 7. Expresses its thanks to the Director and the staff of the Agency for their continued faithful efforts to carry out the mandate of the Agency and to the specialized agencies and the many private organizations for their valuable and continuing work in assisting the refugees; 8. Requests the Director of the Agency to continue to submit the reports referred to in paragraph 12 of General Assembly resolution 1018 (XI) of 28 Feb- ruary 1957. 728th plenary meetinq, 12 December 1957. 1192 (XIl). Composition of the General Com- mittee of the General Assembly The General Assembly, Taking into account the considerable increase in the membership of the United Nations, Taking also into account that the General Committee should be so constituted as to ensure its representative character on the basis of a balanced geographical distribution among its members, Believing that for these reasons it is desirable to enlarge the composition of the General Committee, Noting that the General Committee is composed of the President, the Vice-Presidents and the Chair- men of the Main Committees, 1. Confirms the practice established with regard to the distribution of the chairmanships of the Main Com- mittees, namely, two from Latin America States, two from Asian and African States, two from Western European and other States, and one from an Eastern European State; 2. Decides to amend as follows rules 31 and 38 of its rules of procedure: "Rule 31 "The General Assembly shall elect a President and thirteen Vice-Presidents, who shall hold office until the close of the session at which they are elected. The Vice-Presidents shall be elected, after the elec- tion of the Chairmen of the seven Main Committees referred to in rule 101, on the basis of ensuring the representative character of the General Committee." "Rule 38 "The "General Committee shall comprise the Presi- dent of the General Assembly, who shall preside, the thirteen Vice-Presidents and the Chairmen of the seven Main Committees. No two members of the General Committee shall be members of the same delegation, and it shall be so constituted as to ensure its representative character. Chairmen of other com- mittees upon which all Members have the right to be represented and which are established by the General Assembly to meet during the session shall be entitled to attend meetings of the General Com- mittee and may participate without vote in the dis- cussions" ; 3. Decides that the thirteen Vice-Presidents shall be elected as provided in the annex to the present resolution. 728th plenary meeting, 12 December 1957. ANNEX 1. The thirteen Vice-Presidents shall be elected according to the following pattern: (a) Four representatives from Asian and African States; ( b) One representative from an Eastern European State; ( c) Two representatives from Latin American States; (d) Two representatives from Western European and other States; (e) Five representatives from the permanent members of the Security Council. 2. The region from which the President is elected will, however, reduce by one the number of vice-presidencies allocated in paragraph 1 of the present annex. 3. At least one of the Vice-Presidents in categories (a) or (d) above, or the President or one of the Chairmen of the Main Committees, will be from a Commonwealth country, without altering the geographical distribution of seats in the General Committee, as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this annex and in paragraph 1 of the resolution.

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