text: As alre ady ltated, ule voLutre of repetl'tiv€ r€3o- lutions, which ln sonre cases aPpear to be somewhat llke photo coples of earlier resoLutions only w i.tlr nlnor changes, is perhaps attrib,utable to a kind of lrErresslon tiat if no resolution is adopted after a matter has been extens lvely debated the emphasls on its lrilportance woul& be lost 6J1d that if a resolution adopted at a prevlous session is not repeated lt may be deened to hav6 lapsed. S ince it rnay take sofire persuaslon to convlnce de!-egatj.ons that there is no .legal basis for such a pr€mise, l-t might be pnrCent. to begln wlth, to contempl ate short resolutj.ons whose purpose would stmply b'e to recall the earlier resolutlons. Indeed, such a practJ.ce was fol}cnreC in the initlal years of t?re General Assembly on such lssues as the status' of gqs!! West Aflica or the mehbership questlon reguestln€r ttre SectrritY Counci]. to -reeonslder its decLslon. Pur-hercre,. it may be meneioned thac ncsc of the resolutLons whicfr contain recomnendations or call for actlon contaln such detaj-ls lncludlng the prevlous historr]r of the manner the subJect has been dealt $rlttr earller tlat l-t ls illf fl-cult to disco'rer wj-th preclsion the operatlve parts which-need to be lrryIerented bry ' goverffnents. Sonre ttrought ttrerefore needs to be devoted on tie posslblllty of reduclng tl]€ nr]Ir|ber of resolutlons as also on "uhe questlon of classifying then erlth a viert to drawinqr attention to those whlch .need to be lnqrierEnted apari! from ttre matter of preparation of the drafts wlth a view. to the ir slmpllfl.catlon.A/40/726 EngI ish Page 72 The numerlcal record of ttre resoLutions26 1" ,ro doubt dlrectly linked r+ith the number of itens lnscribed on the age nda of the s""slo.rs27 bue even so, it appears
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the General Assembly's resolutions and their significance, particularly in relation to the number of resolutions and their classification. It seems to be addressing issues related to the organization and simplification of resolutions, which may be relevant to the functioning of the General Assembly and its committees. Given the focus on the organization and administration of the General Assembly, it is likely that the text is related to the internal workings of the organization rather than a specific policy area.