A/RES/57/265 Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the proposal to establish a world solidarity fund for poverty eradication, 9 Endorses the decision of the World Summit on Sustainable Development 1. to establish the World Solidarity Fund to eradicate poverty and to promote social and human development in the developing countries, while stressing the voluntary nature of the contributions and the need to avoid duplication of existing United Nations funds, and encouraging the role of the private sector and individual citizens relative to Governments in funding the endeavours, as set out in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation; 8 2. Requests the Secretary-General to mandate the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to take the necessary measures for the immediate operationalization of the World Solidarity Fund as a trust fund of the Programme, subject to the financial rules and regulations as adopted by the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme and of the United Nations Population Fund, on the basis of the present resolution and, as appropriate, the recommendations contained in his report on the mechanisms, modalities, terms of reference, mandates and governance of the Fund; 9 3. Decides that the World Solidarity Fund will support requests received from Governments of developing countries for financing poverty alleviation projects, including initiatives from community-based organizations and small private sector entities; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to request the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to submit to the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2003 a progress report on the measures taken for the operationalization of the Fund; 5. Encourages Member States, international organizations, the private sector, relevant institutions, foundations and individuals to contribute to the Fund; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the implementation of the present resolution is reported on, to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session, under the item entitled “Implementation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997–2006)”. 78th plenary meeting 20 December 2002 _______________ 9 2 A/57/137.