A/73/705 General Assembly
United Nations A/73/705 General Assembly Distr.: General 11 January 2019 Original: English j Seventy-third session Agenda item 136 Programme budget for the biennium 2018–2019 Standards of accommodation for air travel Report of the Secretary-General* Summary The present report of the Secretary-General on the standards of accommodation for air travel is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 42/214, 45/248 A, 53/214, 63/268, 65/268, 67/254 A, 69/274 A, 71/272 B and 72/262 B, and decisions 44/442 and 46/450, as well as decision 57/589, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit his report to it on a biennial basis. The present report provides information on standards of accommodation for air travel for the two-year period ended 30 June 2018 and comparative statistics for the two-year period ended 30 June 2016, as well as trend analyses for the past 10 years. The report also provides information and proposals on specific matters relating to air travel pursuant to resolution 72/262 B. __________________ * The present report was submitted after the deadline as a result of unforeseen delays in obtaining travel data and input from selected entities/offices. 19-00483 (E) 290119 *1900483* A/73/705 I. Introduction 1. The United Nations standards of accommodation for air travel are governed by a series of General Assembly resolutions and decisions, including resolutions 42/214, 45/248 A, 53/214, 63/268, 65/268, 67/254 A, 69/274 A, 71/272 B and 72/262 B, and decisions 44/442, 46/450 and 57/589.
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