United Nations General Assembly A/RES/58/281* Distr.: General 11 January 2006 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 20 * Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 9 February 2004 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/58/L.57 and Add.1)] 58/281. Sixth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, to be held in Doha in 2006 The General Assembly, Bearing in mind the indissoluble links between the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1 and the foundations of any democratic society, Recognizing that the United Nations has an important role to play in providing timely, appropriate and coherent support to the efforts of Governments to achieve democratization within the context of their development efforts, Recalling the offer by the Government of Qatar to host the Sixth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies in 2006, 2 Expressing once again its deep appreciation for the support provided by Member States, the United Nations system, including the specialized agencies, and other intergovernmental organizations to the Government of Mongolia for the holding of the Fifth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies in Ulaanbaatar, Welcomes the proposal of the Government of Qatar to hold the Sixth 1. International Conference of New or Restored Democracies from 30 October to 1 November 2006 in Doha; Invites the Secretary-General, Member States, the relevant specialized 2. agencies and bodies of the United Nations system, as well as other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, to support and collaborate in the holding of the Sixth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies; _______________ * Reissued for technical reasons. Resolution 217 A (III). 2 See A/58/392, para. 7. 1 03 51138*