United Nations A/RES/55/230 General Assembly Distr.: General 19 January 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 116 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/55/532)] 55/230. Reports of the Joint Inspection Unit The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 54/16 of 29 October 1999, 1. Takes note of the annual report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 1999;1 2. Also takes note of the programme of work of the Unit for 2000 and the preliminary list of potential reports for 2001 and beyond;2 3. Stresses the importance of timely consideration of the reports of the Unit by all participating organizations; 4. Looks forward to the report requested in paragraph 6 of its resolution 54/16 concerning progress made in the implementation of the system of follow-up to the recommendations of the Unit; 5. Recognizes the critical role of legislative bodies, their secretariats and the Unit in the success of the implementation of the system; 6. Takes note of paragraphs 19 and 20 of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 19983 and reaffirms article 20 of the statute of the Unit and paragraph 182 of General Assembly resolution 54/249 of 23 December 1999, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to submit the report of the Administrative Committee on Coordination on the budget proposals made by the Unit as required by the statute; 7. Invites the Unit to continue to develop interaction with other United Nations oversight bodies and to intensify relations with the oversight bodies of other participating organizations with a view to achieving better coordination and sharing best practices; 8. Decides to consider the annual reports of the Unit on an annual basis. 89th plenary meeting 23 December 2000 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 34 (A/55/34). See A/54/960. 3 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 34 (A/54/34). 2 00 57295