A/RES/61/216 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 8 March 2007 Sixty-first session Agenda item 59 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2006 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/61/428/Add.1 and Corr.1)] 61/216. United Nations University The General Assembly, Recalling its previous resolutions on the United Nations University, including resolution 59/253 of 22 December 2004, Having considered the report of the Council of the United Nations University, 1 1. Takes note of the continuing efforts of the United Nations University and its research and training centres and programmes to generate and share knowledge to address the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare as set out in the Charter of the University, and encourages the University to intensify those efforts; Expresses its deep gratitude and appreciation for the dedication and 2. commitment, as well as the accomplishments, of Professor Hans van Ginkel during his tenure as Under-Secretary-General and Rector of the United Nations University, allowing the University to significantly grow and progress as an institution in the past ten years; Expresses its deep appreciation to Japan and the other host countries of 3. the University and its research and training centres and programmes, and to public and private entities, for the financial, intellectual and other contributions to enhancing the work of the University; Encourages the University to intensify its communication and dialogue 4. with Member States, including in particular its host countries, as well as joint activities with other relevant international organizations and educational networks to increase their awareness and understanding of its work, which is essential for strengthening the relevance and outreach of the University, and in this regard takes note with appreciation of the increased level of communication and cooperation between the University and the Permanent Missions to the United Nations, the Secretariat, non-governmental organizations and civil society entities in New York, and requests that such activities be continued and further strengthened; _______________ 1 06-50733 Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-first Session, Supplement No. 31 (A/61/31).

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