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General Assembly Session 56 meeting 99

Date22 May 2002
Started15:00
Ended15:25

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A-56-PV.99 2002-05-22 15:00 22 May 2002 [[22 May]] [[2002]] /
The President: Mr. Han Seung-soo (Republic of Korea)
In the absence of the President, Mr. Hussein (Ethiopia), Vice-President, took the Chair.
The meeting was called to order at 3.10 p.m.

Agenda item 125 (continued)

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations (A/56/780/Add.5)
The Acting President

I should like to draw the attention of the General Assembly to document A/56/780/Add.5. In the letter contained in that document, the Secretary-General informs the President of the General Assembly that, since the issuance of his communications contained in documents A/56/780 and addenda 1 to 4, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made the necessary payment to reduce its arrears below the amount specified in Article 19 of the Charter.

May I take it that the General Assembly duly takes note of the information contained in this document?

It was so decided.

Agenda item 17 (continued)

Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments

(b) Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions
Report of the Fifth Committee (A/56/626/Add.1)
The Acting President

In paragraph 5 of the report of the Fifth Committee contained in document A/56/626/Add.1, the Fifth Committee recommends that the General Assembly appoint Mr. Kenshiro Akimoto of Japan a member of the Committee on Contributions for a term of office beginning on 22 May 2002 and ending on 31 December 2003.

May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to appoint the person recommended by the Fifth Committee?

It was so decided.
The Acting President

The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 17.

Agenda item 8 (continued)

Adoption of the agenda and organization of work

The Acting President

Members will recall that, at its 3rd plenary meeting on 19 September 2001, the General Assembly decided to allocate sub-item (a) of agenda item 98 to the Second Committee. Members will also recall that the sub-item remains open for consideration during the fifty-sixth session.

As mentioned in the footnote to document A/56/L.78, under agenda items 46 and 98 (a), in order for the General Assembly to take action expeditiously on the draft resolution, the Assembly will have to decide to consider the sub-item directly in plenary meeting.

May I take it that the Assembly wishes to consider sub-item (a) of agenda item 98 directly in plenary meeting?

It was so decided.
The Acting President

May I further take it that the Assembly agrees to proceed immediately to the consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 98?

As I see no objection, we shall proceed accordingly.

Agenda items 46 and 98 (continued)

The situation in East Timor during its transition to independence

Environment and sustainable development

(a) Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21
Draft resolution (A/56/L.78)
The Acting President

The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/56/L.78, entitled "Participation of East Timor in the World Summit on Sustainable Development and its preparatory process".

May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt draft resolution A/56/L.78?

Draft resolution A/56/L.78 was adopted (resolution 56/283).
The Acting President

The General Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of agenda item 46.

The Assembly has concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 98.

Agenda item 89 (continued)

Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects

Report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/56/551/Add.1)
The Acting President

The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) in paragraph 10 of its report.

I request the Rapporteur of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) to introduce the report of the Fourth Committee.

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