A/HRC/15/51 25. In paragraph 1971 (c) of its report, the Mission recommended that the General Assembly should ask the Government of Switzerland to convene a conference of the high contracting parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 on measures to enforce the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and to ensure its respect in accordance with its article 1. 26. As stated in the report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to section B of Human Rights Council resolution S-12/1, the General Assembly recommended that the Government of Switzerland, in its capacity as depository of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, should undertake as soon as possible the necessary steps to reconvene a conference of High Contracting parties to the Fourth Geneva Conventions on measures to enforce the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to ensure its respect in accordance with article 1. In a subsequent communication to the Secretary-General, the Government provided information on the preliminary consultations that it had undertaken to that end (A/64/651, annex III). In paragraph 4 of its resolution 64/254, the Assembly reiterated its recommendation that the Government of Switzerland, in its capacity as depository of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, undertake as soon as possible the necessary steps to reconvene a Conference of High Contracting parties to the Fourth Geneva Conventions on measures to enforce the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to ensure its respect in accordance with article 1, bearing in mind the convening of such a Conference and the statement adopted on 15 July 1999, as well as the reconvening of the Conference and the declaration adopted on 5 December 2001. In a subsequent communication to the Secretary-General, the Government provided information on the preliminary consultations that it had undertaken to that end.7 27. In paragraph 1971 (d) of its report, the Mission recommended that the General Assembly should promote an urgent discussion on the future legality of the use of certain munitions referred to in its report, and in particular white phosphorous, flechettes and heavy metal, such as tungsten. In such a discussion, the Assembly should draw on, inter alia, the expertise of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Mission also recommended that the Government of Israel should undertake a moratorium on the use of such weapons in the light of the human suffering and damage they had caused in the Gaza Strip. 28. 7 8 To date, the General Assembly has not taken action to promote such a discussion.8 United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (A/HRC/15/52), in which she stated that she had requested guidance from the Controller of the United Nations on the modalities for the establishment of an escrow fund, including its appropriate custodian, and that the response received from the Controller had identified a range of considerations and questions, which should be referred to the Office of Legal Affairs, that the High Commissioner had accordingly written to that Office for legal advice and would provide further information on this matter following the receipt of its reply. A/64/890, annex III. In paragraph 7 of its resolution 13/9, the Council welcomed the recommendation of the General Assembly addressed to the Government of Switzerland, and recommended that the Government reconvene the conference envisaged before the end of 2010. In paragraph 13 of its resolution 13/9, the Council called upon the General Assembly to promote an urgent discussion on the future legality of the use of certain munitions as referred to in the report of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, drawing on, inter alia, the expertise of the International Committee of the Red Cross. 7