General comnlttee to conslder holdlng a speclal meetlng devoted !o weedlng outr rrilttr the consent of, goverffiEnts. tbe itens whlctr have become redundant or repetltlve ' the General Conrnittee may also conslder adopting a plan of, work for a 1-rlod of three years whlch ml'ght lndleate the manner in whlch tl,e pending items shouJ'd be taken up for cons ideratlon and llstJ'ng of those ltems whj'ch could be debated togEtlre r. A further questlon which couLd perheps also be dtscuseed. in tlre General Assembly ls the adoptlon of sonle sort of crlteria for dlff,erentlatlng the cases where resolutions would b€ needed as opposed to those where a s lmpJ.e decision tnl.ght suf,flce- It would be Eeen thaq dulLng the pa€t thlrty-nlne years tlre General Assembly has not followed a unlfonn pattern ln thls Eegard nor ls tfiere any lndleatlon in the nrl.es to provlde .guLdelines to iteternlne the cases shere reso- ' Iutlons were -needed. Indeed Ln sonre years tlre teports of. subsldlarir organs have been adoptcd through regolutloftt whllst ir, other years a decl'slon has been conslderEd to be sufflclent. tfre General Assedbly has, however, progressJ.vely favoured taklng of decislons on matte8g. of a formal character but even so, there are a I arge rnrmber of resolutlons vthlch could have been replaced by decislons. h this connectloor tlre followlng sugg€s tlons mlght be consldered:-A/40/726 English Page ?6 (f) adoptl,on of resolutlons be conflnecl to mat*.eEsrvhere they are intended to contaj.n su.bstantivi . recormendatlons or on matters where the govern_nents are reguired to take action. fn tlitsconnectlon lt ls also for conslderatlon whether.resolutlons of a substantlve character need tobe_ :epeated at every session wiie" trre outcorr€of, dlscusslons is mlrely to reiterate theealller rieconmendatlons- of the General Assenblyi
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the General Assembly's procedures and the potential for streamlining its decision-making processes. It mentions the adoption of resolutions and decisions, and the consideration of criteria for distinguishing between cases where resolutions are needed versus those where a simple decision suffices. The text also touches on the issue of repetitive or redundant items being considered by the General Assembly.

**Category**
International relations, General Assembly procedures