– 56 – (2.1 – Conditions of employment) b) what steps, if any, these bodies have taken towards researching and developing a long-term care insurance plan for the common system; 2 to consult with other organizations of the United Nations common system on development of a scheme that would offer greatest benefit at minimum costs; 3 to report to the next session of the Council, on the result of the above actions, and on possible options for implementation of an appropriate scheme, with detailed estimates of any costs or financial risks arising from the participation of the Union. Ref.: Documents C99/128 and C99/134. R 1283 (C07) New contractual arrangements The Council, recalling a) Resolution 1195 adopted by the Council in 2002, resolving the implementation of a new contracts policy; b) Resolution 1253 (amended) adopted by the Council at its extraordinary session in 2006, relating to the Tripartite Group on Human Resources Management, considering Resolution 61/239 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its session in December 2006, which notes with satisfaction the work accomplished by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) on the framework governing contractual arrangements in organizations applying the United Nations common system, reaffirming the principles set forth, respectively, in Resolutions 1195 and 1253 (amended), according to which: – the human resources management policies of ITU need to remain consistent with the standards established by ICSC for the United Nations common system; – the standards established by ICSC on contract policies and staff performance appraisal policies serve as recommendations to the United Nations organizations, noting with appreciation the work accomplished by the Tripartite Group on Human Resources Management, and by the internal working group comprising staff representatives and representatives of the ITU secretariat, resolves to postpone consideration of the recommendations by the Tripartite Group on Human Resources Management for the implementation within ITU of new contractual arrangements, until the United Nations General Assembly has determined the implementation arrangements that may affect consistency within the UN common system, requests that the Tripartite Group on Human Resources Management continue with its work and submit a report to the 2008 session of the Council that includes an update on actions taken by the United Nations General Assembly in this regard and a revised proposal for implementing within ITU a consistent contractual arrangement practice. Ref.: Documents C07/97 and C07/104.