United Nations A/RES/55/192 General Assembly Distr.: General 29 January 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 94 (c) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Second Committee (A/55/581/Add.3)] 55/192. Culture and development The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 41/187 of 8 December 1986, 46/158 of 19 December 1991, 51/179 of 16 December 1996, 52/197 of 18 December 1997 and 53/184 of 15 December 1998 on cultural development, Encouraged by the positive international response to the results of the work of the World Commission on Culture and Development and of the Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at Stockholm from 30 March to 2 April 1998, Noting the steps taken by Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations to implement the recommendations in the Action Plan on Cultural Policies for Development adopted at the Conference, 1 Bearing in mind the importance of cultural values and cultural diversity as elements of sustainable development, Underlining the fact that tolerance and respect for cultural diversity and universal promotion and protection of human rights, including the right to development, are mutually supportive, Emphasizing the need to enhance the potential of culture as a means of prosperity, sustainable development and global coexistence, 1. Takes note of the report of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; 2 2. Invites all Member States, intergovernmental bodies, organizations of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations: (a) To ensure, in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, continuous and effective implementation of the Action Plan on Cultural Policies for Development;1 1 2 00 57085 A/53/321, appendix. See A/55/339.