A/RES/2479(XXIII) GA

Resolutiona adopted on the reporta of the Fifth Committee 77 11. Requests ali organs other than those listed in paragraph 35 of the report of the Committee on Con- ferences to consider, in response to General Assembly resolution 2292 (XXII) of 8 December 1967, dispens- ing with summary records for their meetings and to report to their parent organs as appropriate, so as to enable them to make their decisions available to the Committee on Conferences in time for the latter to present its relevant conclusions to the Assembly at its twenty-fourth session ; 12. Requests the Committee on Conferences to sub- mit to the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth ses- sion, bearing in mind particularly the results of the reviews envisaged in paragraph 3 above, recommenda- tions relating to the pattern of conferences for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972. 1752nd plenary meeting, 21 December 1968. 2479 (XXIII). lnclusion of Russian among the working languages of the General Assembly (amendment to rule 51 of the rules of pro- cedure of the General Assembly) and ques- tion of including Russian and Spanish among the working languages of the Security Council Tlu: General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2359 B (XXII) of 19 De- cember 1967 on the use of the working languages, which pointed out that the use of severa! languages by the United Nations could constitute not a hindrance but rather an enrichment and a means of attaining the objectives of the Charter of the United N ations, Having examined the relevant part of the report sub- mitted by the Secretary-General,30 1. Decides to include Russian among the working languages of the General Assembly and to amend accordingly rule 51 of the rules of procedure of the Assembly; 2. Considers it desirable to include Russian and Spanish among the working languages of the Security Council; 3. Requesls the Secretary-General to transmit the present resolution to the President of the Security Council. 1752nd plenary meeting, 21 December 1968. 2480 (XXIII). Composition of the Secretariat A Thc General Assembiy, Recalling its resolution 2359 A (XXII) of 19 De- cember 1967, Reafjinning the need for an equitable distribution of the staff of the Secretariat among Member States as between regions, and within each region, in particular at the leve! of senior posts, Reiterating its invitation to the Secretary-General to give preference to candidates from inadequately repre- sented countries, keeping in mind paragrapli 73 of the report of the Committee 011 the Reorganization of the Secretariat,31 30 !bid .. Twenty-third Scssion, A,mexcs, agenda item 81, docu- ment A/7334. 31 /bid., addendum to agenda item 74 (A/7359), annex. l. N ates with appreciation the information in table 10, based on weighted geographical distribution, contained in the report of the Secretary-General ;32 2. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to include in his future reports a table based on weighted geographical distribution ; 3. Renews its request to the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to achieve a better geographical distribution of the staff oí the Secretariat at ali levels; 4. Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session on the progress achieved in the implementation of the present resolution. B The General Assembly, 1752nd plenary meeting, 21 December 1968. Recalling its resolutions 2241 B (XXI) of 20 De- cember 1966 and 2359 B (XXII) of 19 December 1967 relating to the use of the working languages and to the establishment of a language bonus, and in particular paragraph 3 (a) of resolution 2359 B (XXII) concern- ing the need to ensure a linguistic balance within the Secretariat, H aving consídered the relevant part of the report submitted by the Secretary-General pursuant to resolu- tion 2359 B (XXIl),33 Having noted with satisfaction the measures recom- mended by the Secretary-General in bis report with a view to bringing about a broad expansion of the lan- guage training programme already conducted by the Secretariat and ensuring its effectiveness by incentives in the matter of the promrition of staff in the Profes- sional category subject to geographical distribution,34 l. Requests the Secretary-General, with a view to ensuring a linguistic balance, to take the following steps: (a) From 1 January 1970 the acceptable mínimum requirement at the moment of recruitment ·.vill be: (i) Ability to use one of the working languages of the Secretariat, or (ii) Ability to use one of the working languages of a United Nations organ in the case of staff mem- bers recruitecl for one of the sections of the Secretariat working for that organ, it heing understood that such staff members will not be appointed on a permanent basis, or that their fixed-term engagement will not be extended be- yond two years, until they are ahle to work in one of the working languages oí the Serre- tariat; (b) From 1 January 1972: (i) All promotions from one grade to anothcr, from P-1 to D-2 inclusive, for staff suhject to geo- graphical distribution will be con<litiona 1 upon aclequate and confirmed knowleclge oí a second Ianguage; nevertheless, the Secretary-( ;eneral may authorize the promotion of the staff mem- hers specified above who do not fu!fil that cnn,li-- tion if he deems it necessary for' the propn f:mc- tioning of the Secretariat: the Secretan;-General shall indicate what action has heen taken in t!1is respect in his annua! report to tl1e General :\ssembly on personnel questions; 32 /bid., agenda ítem 81, document A/7334, a,rnr·". l Il. 33 Jl,id., document A/7334. 34 /bid., paras. 52-60 and 88-95.

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