A/RES/55/193
1.
Reaffirms the importance of continued constructive dialogue and genuine
partnership to promote further international economic cooperation for development
in the twenty-first century;
2.
Reiterates the overall theme adopted by the General Assembly in its
resolution 54/213, namely, “Responding to globalization: facilitating the integration
of developing countries into the world economy in the twenty-first century”;
3.
Endorses the agreement reached at the intergovernmental consultations,
as contained in the report of the Secretary-General,2 whereby the two sub-themes of
the second high-level dialogue would be (a) “Promoting the integration of
developing countries into the world economy and generating new public and private
financing resources to complement development efforts” and (b) “Enhancing the
integration of developing countries in the emerging global information network,
facilitating access to information and communication technology for developing
countries”, and decides that the high-level dialogue will be convened for two days
immediately prior to the commencement of the general debate at the fifty-sixth
session of the General Assembly, that the high-level dialogue shall consist of
plenary meetings, ministerial round-table meetings and informal panels, with the
participation of non-governmental actors, and that the final outcome of the dialogue
will be a summary by the President, to be presented at the closure of the event;
4.
Requests the President of the General Assembly to continue preparations
for the second high-level dialogue, in close collaboration with Member States and
taking into account the experience of the first high-level dialogue, as well as recent
experience in the preparation and organization of high-level events;
5.
Requests the Secretary-General, in close cooperation with Governments,
all relevant parts of the United Nations system and other relevant stakeholders, to
prepare for the second high-level dialogue, taking into account the results of major
United Nations conferences and summits, General Assembly resolution 54/213, the
outcome of the consultations held by the Chairman of the Second Committee, any
further guidance provided by Member States and the outcome of the consideration
of the relevant item by the General Assembly at its current session;
6.
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-sixth session,
under the item entitled “Sustainable development and international economic
cooperation”, the sub-item entitled “High-level dialogue on strengthening
international economic cooperation for development through partnership”, and
requests the Secretary-General to submit to it at that session a consolidated report on
the implementation of the present resolution.
87th plenary meeting
20 December 2000
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