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48TH SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

During the organizational session of the PrepCom, draft decision 10, dealing with the establishment and work schedule of a Working Group of the Whole, was withdrawn to provide governments with more time to consider the establishment of a Working Group of the Whole. This matter was subsequently taken up by the Third Committee of the General Assembly, which deals with social, humanitarian and cultural affairs, at its 48th session. The elements of draft decision 10 were incorporated into a draft decision of the Third Committee. This draft decision was then transmitted to the UN General Assembly, which adopted resolution 48/100 on 11 December 1993. The resolution requests the Secretary-General to make provisions for the PrepCom, if it so decides, to establish, during the first substantive session, a Working Group of the Whole to meet in parallel with the plenary. It also calls on States to appoint personal representatives of heads of State to participate in the first session of the PrepCom and invites States to contribute generously to the voluntary trust fund.