A/RES/71/323
United Nations
Distr.: General
20 September 2017
General Assembly
Seventy-first session
Agenda item 121
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 8 September 2017
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/71/1007)]
71/323. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolution 70/305 of 13 September 2016 and all other previous
resolutions relating to the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, 1
Acknowledging that resolution 70/305 constitutes an important landmark for
the strengthening of the role, authority, effectiveness and efficiency of the General
Assembly as established by the Charter of the United Nations, in particular
regarding the strengthening of the accountability, transparency and institutional
memory of the Office of the President of the General Assembly,
Mindful of the milestone achievements in the course of 2015, in particular the
adoption by the General Assembly of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development 2 and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International
Conference on Financing for Development, 3 as well as the Paris Agreement adopted
under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 4
Underlining the need to further enhance the role, authority, effectiveness and
efficiency of the General Assembly,
Reiterating that the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly is a
critical component of the overall reform of the United Nations,
Emphasizing the need to align the agenda of the General Assembly in full
support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ,
Recognizing the role of the General Assembly in addressing issues of peace
and security, in accordance with the Charter, and acknowledging its role and
authority, established in Article 10 of the Charter, to make recommendations to the
Members of the United Nations or to the Security Council or to both, on questions
or matters within the scope of the Charter, except as provided in Article 12 thereof,
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1
Resolutions 46/77, 47/233, 48/264, 51/241, 52/163, 55/14, 55/285, 56/509, 57/300, 57/301, 58/126,
58/316, 59/313, 60/286, 61/292, 62/276, 63/309, 64/301, 65/315, 66/294, 67/297, 68/307 and 69/321.
2
Resolution 70/1.
3
Resolution 69/313, annex.
4
See FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21, annex.
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