United Nations General Assembly A/RES/58/129 Distr.: General 19 February 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 46 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2003 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/58/L.51 and Add.1)] 58/129. Towards global partnerships The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 55/215 of 21 December 2000 and 56/76 of 11 December 2001, Reaffirming the vital role of the United Nations, in particular the General Assembly, in the promotion of partnerships in the context of globalization, Underlining the intergovernmental nature of the United Nations, Reaffirming its resolve to create an environment, at the national and global levels alike, that is conducive to sustainable development and the elimination of poverty, Recalling the objectives formulated in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 1 particularly in regard to developing partnerships through the provision of greater opportunities to the private sector, non-governmental organizations and civil society in general so as to enable them to contribute to the realization of the goals and programmes of the Organization, in particular in the pursuit of development and the eradication of poverty, Underlining the importance of the contribution of the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and civil society in general to the implementation of the outcomes of United Nations conferences in the economic, social and related fields, Recalling the central role and responsibility of Governments in national and international policy-making, Stressing that efforts to meet the challenges of globalization could benefit from enhanced cooperation between the United Nations and all relevant partners, in particular the private sector, in order to ensure that globalization becomes a positive force for all, Underlining the fact that cooperation between the United Nations and all relevant partners, in particular the private sector, shall serve the purposes and principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations and make concrete _______________ 1 03 50232 See resolution 55/2.