A/RES/72/227 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 25 January 2018 Seventy-second session Agenda item 21 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2017 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/72/422/Add.1)] 72/227. Role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 62/199 of 19 December 2007, 63/222 of 19 December 2008, 64/210 of 21 December 2009, 65/168 of 20 December 2010, 66/210 of 22 December 2011, 68/219 of 20 December 2013 and 70/211 of 22 December 2015 on the role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence, Reaffirming the vital importance of an inclusive, transparent and effective multilateral system to address the urgent global challenges of today, recognizing the universality of the United Nations, and reaffirming also its commitment to promote and strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of the United Nations, Reaffirming also the role and authority of the General Assembly on global matters of concern to the international community, as set out in the Charter of the United Nations, Recognizing that, notwithstanding the opportunities and strong momentum to world economic growth brought by globalization, major challenges still remain to be addressed through multilateralism, and emphasizing the need to guide the direction of globalization and make it more invigorated, inclusive and sustainable, Acknowledging that the United Nations, particularly the General Assembly, provides a universal and inclusive multilateral forum that confers incomparable value to its discussions and its decisions on global matters of concern to the international community, Reaffirming its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which it adopted a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its commitment to working tirelessly for 17-23302 (E) 300118 *1723302*