1998/221 Seventh and eighth United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names

At its 40th plenary meeting, on 23 July 1998, the Economic and Social Council decided to:

• Endorse the recommendation that the Eighth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names be convened for eight working days in the second half of 2002;
• Also endorse the recommendation that the twentieth session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names be convened during the fourth quarter of 1999;
• Request the Secretary-General to take measures, as appropriate, to implement the recommendations of the Seventh United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, especially with regard to the work of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names.

Cartographic Conferences for Asia and the Pacific

At its 34th plenary meeting, on 18 July 1997, the Economic and Social Council endorsed the following recommendations of the Fourteenth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific:

• That the Fifteenth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific should be convened for five working days in mid-2000, with a primary focus on the continued and strengthened contribution of surveying, mapping and charting to the implementation of Agenda 21;
• To request the Secretary-General to take measures, where appropriate and within available resources, to implement the other recommendations made by the Fourteenth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific; in particular, the United Nations should continue to support surveying, mapping and charting activities in the Asia and Pacific region and, inter alia, continue, within available resources, to facilitate the participation of the least developed countries and the small island developing States of the region.

1997/292 Sixth and Seventh United Nations RegionalCartographic Conferences for the Americas

At its 39th plenary meeting, on 23 July 1997, the Economic and Social Council endorsed the following recommendations of the Sixth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for the Americas:

• That the Seventh United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for the Americas be convened for five days not later than early 2001;
• To request the Secretary-General to promote an ongoing dialogue between Member States and other stakeholders to ensure the implementation of the resolutions of the Sixth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for the Americas.