A/RES/53/195 Page 2 Expressing its appreciation to the Governments and private institutions that have made or pledged financial and other contributions to the Institute, Noting that contributions to the General Fund of the Institute have not increased along with the increased participation of the developed countries in the training programmes, and underlining the need to address urgently this discrepancy, Reiterating that the funding of training programmes offered at the specific request of States or departments and units of the Organization and other organs of the United Nations system and the specialized agencies should be arranged by the requesting parties, Recognizing that training activities should be accorded a more visible and larger role in support of the management of international affairs and in the execution of the economic and social development programmes of the United Nations system, 1. Reaffirms the importance of a coordinated United Nations system-wide approach to research and training and underlines the need for United Nations training and research institutions to avoid duplication in their work; 2. Reaffirms also the relevance of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, in view of the growing importance of training within the United Nations and the training requirements of States, and the pertinence of research activities related to training undertaken by the Institute within its mandate; 3. Stresses the need for the Institute to strengthen further its cooperation with other United Nations institutes and relevant national, regional and international institutes; 4. Also stresses the need for continuity in the management of the Institute in order to ensure efficient and effective completion of the process of restructuring and revitalization; 5. Renews its appeal to all Governments and to private institutions that have not yet contributed financially or otherwise to the Institute to give it their generous financial and other support, and urges the States that interrupted their voluntary contributions to consider resuming them in view of the successful restructuring and revitalization of the Institute; 6. Encourages the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research to continue its efforts to address the discrepancy between the contributions to the General Fund of the Institute and participation in its programmes; 7. Stresses the need for enhanced coordination between the main training and research institutions of the United Nations system, based on an effective division of labour among these institutions; 8. Notes the survey prepared by the Institute of training institutes and training programmes within the United Nations,4 and requests the Secretary-General, in close cooperation with the Institute, to prepare, 4 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-third Session, Supplement No. 14 (A/53/14), paras. 23-26. For the results of the survey, see the UNITAR website (www.unitar.org). /...