report thereon to the Assembly at its forty-fourth session (resolution 431222 E). / . . . A/45/100 English Page 361 At its forty-fourth session, LQz/ the General Assembly approved the draft calendar of conferences and meetings for 1990-1991 as submitted by the Committee on Conferences (A/44/32 and Corr.l-3): reqursted the Connnittee on Conferences to review the methodology on conference-servicing utilization rates in order to provide, if possible, a more accurate assessment of the overall use of conference resources with a view to enabling United Nations bodies to make the optimum use of conference services and to facilitate, where necessary, continued rationalisation of their meeting requirements: urged all United Nations organs to intensify their efforts to improve their utilieation of conference-servicing resources, taking into account the need to reduce costs without adversely affecting their efficiency; welcomed the intention of the Cormnittee on Conferences to consider further the draft chapter of the medium-term plan for the period 1992-1997 on conference and library services, bearing in mind that this strategy should have, w, the objective of utilizing to the optimum and in the most cost-effective manner the conference services, resources and facilities world wide, in accordance with relevant General Assembly resolutions and the rules and principles governing conference planning; took note of the intention of the Conanittee on Conferences to play a role in the review of the Department of Conference Services envisaged by the Secretary-General, on the understanding that the role to be determined by the Committee would be in full accordance with its mandate and in conformity with resolution 43/222 El of 21 December 1968, as adopted by the General Assembly: and invited the Cosunittee on Conferences to adopt a more comprehensive programne of work, taking into account its responsibilities as established by the General Assembly (resolution 44/196 A). The Assembly also decided to extend for a further 