United Nations A/RES/60/283 General Assembly Distr.: General 17 August 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda items 46, 118, 120, 122, 124, 128, 129 and 136 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 7 July 2006 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/60/831/Add.1)] 60/283. Investing in the United Nations for a stronger Organization worldwide: detailed report The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 41/213 of 19 December 1986, 60/1 of 16 September 2005 and 60/260 of 8 May 2006, Reaffirming the role of the General Assembly and its relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies, within their respective mandates, in planning, programming, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, Stressing the need for Member States to participate in the budget preparation process, from its early stages and throughout the process, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Investing in the United Nations: for a stronger Organization worldwide: detailed report” 1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 1. Renews its appeal to Member States to demonstrate their commitment to the United Nations by, inter alia, meeting their financial obligations on time, in full and without conditions, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations; Endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Advisory 2. Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions contained in its report,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution; I Oversight and accountability 1. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full operationalization of the Ethics Office, including through the expeditious filling of vacancies; _______________ 1 2 05-50458 A/60/846 and Add.1-4. A/60/870.