A/RES/49/8 Page 2 2. Notes with satisfaction the continuing efforts of the AsianAfrican Legal Consultative Committee towards strengthening the role of the United Nations and its various organs, including the International Court of Justice, through programmes and initiatives undertaken by the Consultative Committee; 3. Also notes with satisfaction the commendable progress achieved towards enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and the Consultative Committee in wider areas; 4. Notes with appreciation the decision of the Consultative Committee to participate actively in the programmes of the United Nations Decade of International Law and programmes on environment and sustainable development; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session a report on cooperation between the United Nations and the Consultative Committee; 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first session the item entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee". 43rd plenary meeting 25 October 1994