United Nations A/RES/57/247 General Assembly Distr.: General 7 February 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 86 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Second Committee (A/57/531/Add.2)] 57/247. Integration of the economies in transition into the world economy The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolutions 47/187 of 22 December 1992, 48/181 of 21 December 1993, 49/106 of 19 December 1994, 51/175 of 6 December 1996, 53/179 of 15 December 1998 and 55/191 of 20 December 2000, Reaffirming also the importance of the outcomes of the International Conference on Financing for Development 1 and the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2 Reaffirming further the need for the full integration of the countries with economies in transition into the world economy, Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General, 3 Noting the progress made in those countries towards achieving macroeconomic and financial stability and economic growth in the course of structural reforms and the need to sustain those positive trends in the future, Noting also that in some economies in transition progress has been more difficult and that international assistance is still needed to support their efforts in further building solid social and economic institutions, and to ensure that they are fully integrated into the world economy, Recognizing the difficulties faced by the countries with economies in transition in responding adequately to the challenges of globalization, including in the field of information and communication technologies, and the need to enhance their capacity to utilize effectively the benefits and mitigate the negative implications of globalization, _______________ 1 Report of the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 18–22 March 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.02.II.A.7), chap. I, resolution 1, annex. 2 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August–4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 1, annex, and resolution 2, annex. 3 A/57/288. 02 55570

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