United Nations General Assembly Resolution 17

by the UN General Assembly

17. Amendments to the Provisional Rules of Procedure

Rule 33

The General Assembly resolves that:

(a) the following sentence shall be added at the end of rule 33:

"It shall not, however, decide any political question."

(b) a new rule 33A shall be included after this rule as follows:

"A Member of the General Assembly which has no representative on the General Committee, and which has requested the inclusion of an additional item in the agenda, shall be entitled to attend any meeting of the General Committee at which its request is discussed, and may participate, without vote, in the discussion of that item."

Rule 73

The General Assembly resolves that:

Rule 73 shall be amended by the addition, at the end, of the following sentence:

"There shall be no nominations."

Supplementary Rule T

The General Assembly resolves that:

Supplementary rule T shall be amended to read as follows:

"Pending the adoption, under paragraph 4 of Article 62 of the Charter, of definitive rules for the calling of international conferences, the Economic and Social Council may, after due consultation with Members of the United Nations, call international conferences in conformity with the spirit of Article 62 on any matter within the competence of the Council, including the following matters: international trade and employment; the equitable adjustment of prices on the international market, and health."

Eighteenth plenary meeting, 26 January, and nineteenth meeting, 29 January 1946.