A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/53/194 18 February 1999 Fifty-third session Agenda item 96 (a) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Second Committee (A/53/611)] 53/194. United Nations University The General Assembly, Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the United Nations University, Welcoming the appointment of Hans van Ginkel as the fourth Rector of the United Nations University, by the Secretary-General in September 1997, Having considered the report of the Council of the United Nations University,1 the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations University,2 the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the United Nations University as transmitted by the Secretary-General3 and the comments of the Secretary-General on the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the United Nations University,4 Bearing in mind the need to ensure a coordinated system-wide approach to training and trainingrelated research issues as well as to establish a coherent strategy for building on common fields of interest 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-third Session, Supplement No. 31 (A/53/31). 2 A/53/408. 3 See A/53/392. 4 See A/53/392/Add.1. 99-76879 /...