UNITED NATIONS	HS
	Commission on Human Settlements	Distr. LIMITED HS/C/17/L.15 12 May 1999 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

The Commission on Human Settlements,

Noting the role performed by the Committee of Permanent Representatives in accordance with Commission resolutions 12/8 of 3 May 1989, 13/3 of 8 May 1991, 15/9 of 1 May 1995 and 16/8 of 7 May 1997,

Further noting with appreciation the activities of the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the period between the sixteenth and seventeenth sessions of the Commission, and the constructive cooperation between the Committee of Permanent Representatives and the secretariat of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) in preparation of the seventeenth session of the Commission,

1. Invites the Executive Director and the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) to continue their cooperation with the Committee of Permanent Representatives;

2. Requests the Executive Director to take the necessary steps to clarify the current status of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, to explore the possibilities for its future status and role, including possible financial implications and to report thereon to the next session of the Commission.