A/RES/74/231 Development cooperation with middle-income countries to, and not a substitute for, North-South cooperation, and in this regard calls upon the United Nations development system to continue its ongoing efforts to mainstream support to South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation; 8. Also welcomes the outcome document of the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, held in Buenos Aires from 20 to 22 March 2019; 7 9. Recalls that the creation, development and diffusion of new innovations and technologies and associated know-how, including the transfer of technology on mutually agreed terms, are powerful drivers of economic growth and sustaina ble development; 10. Requests the United Nations development system to ensure that it addresses the diverse development needs of middle-income countries in a coordinated manner through, inter alia, an accurate assessment of the national priorities and nee ds of these countries, taking into account the use of variables that go beyond per capita income criteria; 11. Calls upon the United Nations development system, in line with its resolution 71/243, to continue to support developing countries in their efforts to achieve the internationally agreed development goals and their development objectives, requests the development system to address, within existing resources and mandates, the special challenges facing the most vulnerable countries, as well as the specific challenges facing middle-income countries, in line with the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development 8 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developme nt, 9 and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to present, as part of his report on the implementation of the present resolution, an assessment of the outcomes of existing strategies within the United Nations development system related to middle-income countries; 12. Invites the President of the General Assembly to convene a meeting during the seventy-fifth session of the Assembly, within existing resources and in a format decided by the President, to discuss the gaps and challenges of middle -income countries in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a focus on the economic dimension of sustainable development, and requests the Secretary-General to consider these discussions in the drafting of his report on the implementation of the present resolution; 13. Recognizes the importance of the role of the private sector, as well as of the role of public-private partnerships, in meeting the challenges of sustainable development for middle-income countries and other developing countries; 14. Encourages Member States to advance innovative pathways to achieve sustainable consumption and production, in line with United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 4/1 of 15 March 2019; 10 15. Welcomes the establishment of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism and the work of the United Nations inter-agency task team on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, urges the operationalization of the online platform, and in this regard welcomes the convening of the annual multi-stakeholder forums on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, held at United Nations Headquarters; __________________ 7 8 9 10 6/7 Resolution 73/291, annex. Resolution 69/313, annex. Resolution 70/1. UNEP/EA.4/Res.1. 19-22503