A/RES/60/212 6. Recognizes that regional integration initiatives between developing countries constitute an important and valuable form of South-South cooperation and that regional integration is a step towards beneficial integration into the world economy; Welcomes the initiatives and partnerships being undertaken at the 7. subregional, regional, interregional and global levels towards establishing publicprivate partnership mechanisms aiming to enhance and expand South-South cooperation in trade and investment; Takes note with appreciation of the launching of the third round of 8. negotiations on the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries as an important instrument to stimulate South-South cooperation; Recognizes the considerable contribution of South-South cooperation 9. arrangements, which promote development activities in developing countries; 10. Also recognizes the importance of initiatives and arrangements, including public-private mechanisms, in the undertaking of efforts to enhance cooperation between developing countries, including, inter alia, in the areas of information and communication technologies, science and technology, culture, health and education; 11. Welcomes the contributions made by developing countries in the context of South-South cooperation to countries and peoples stricken by natural disasters, including through the Voluntary Trust Fund for the Promotion of South-South Cooperation within the framework for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster and through the South Fund for Development and Humanitarian Assistance; 12. Urges all relevant United Nations organizations and multilateral institutions to intensify their efforts to effectively mainstream the use of SouthSouth cooperation in the design, formulation and implementation of their regular programmes and to consider increasing allocations of human, technical and financial resources for supporting South-South cooperation initiatives, and in this regard takes note of the initiatives contained in the Havana Programme of Action adopted by the first South Summit, 5 the Marrakesh Framework for the Implementation of South-South Cooperation and the Doha Plan of Action; 6 13. Recognizes the need to mobilize additional resources for enhancing South-South cooperation, reiterates in this context its decision, in its resolution 57/263 of 20 December 2002, to include the Voluntary Trust Fund for the Promotion of South-South Cooperation in the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities, as long as it exists, recalls the decision to include the Pérez-Guerrero Trust Fund for Economic and Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries in the same Pledging Conference, and invites all countries, in particular developed countries, to support South-South and triangular cooperation through, inter alia, these funds, bearing in mind the need for these funds to continue to use such resources in an effective manner; 14. Invites the United Nations Development Programme to rename the Voluntary Trust Fund for the Promotion of South-South Cooperation, which was established in accordance with General Assembly resolution 50/119 of 20 December _______________ 5 6 2 A/55/74, annex II. A/60/111, annex II.