A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/225 1 May 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 12 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [without reference to a Main Committee (A/50/L.69/Rev.1 and Rev.1/Add.1)] 50/225. Public administration and development The General Assembly, Recalling the Tangier Declaration, 1/ adopted by the Pan-African Conference of Ministers of the Civil Service held in Morocco on 20 and 21 June 1994, Recalling also its resolution 49/136 of 19 December 1994 on public administration and development, Recalling further Economic and Social Council decision 1996/215 of 2 April 1996, Bearing in mind the rapid pace and interdependence of global, political, social and economic developments, and their implications for all countries, particularly the developing countries, and that there is a critical need for improved efficiency and effective public institutions, administrative procedures and sound financial management to harness these challenges in support of sustainable development in all countries, Affirming that States have the sovereign right and responsibility to decide, in accordance with their own development policy, strategies, needs and priorities, on their public administration management based on the rule of law, 1/ 96-77179 See A/49/495, annex. /...