A/RES/51/161 Page 2 Concerned that activities undertaken by other bodies of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law without coordination with the Commission might lead to undesirable duplication of efforts and would not be in keeping with the aim of promoting efficiency, consistency and coherence in the unification and harmonization of international trade law, as stated in its resolution 37/106 of 16 December 1982, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of paragraph 9 of General Assembly resolution 50/47,2 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its twenty-ninth session;1 2. Notes with satisfaction the completion and adoption by the Commission of the Model Law on Electronic Commerce;3 3. Commends the Commission for the finalization of the Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings;4 4. Expresses its appreciation for the progress made in its work on the subjects of receivables financing and cross-border insolvency; 5. Welcomes the decision of the Commission to request the Secretariat to review, with the assistance of experts and in cooperation with other international organizations having expertise in build-operate-transfer arrangements, issues on which legislative guidance might be useful, and to commence the preparation of a legislative guide on build-operate-transfer projects;5 6. Reaffirms the mandate of the Commission, as the core legal body within the United Nations system in the field of international trade law, to coordinate legal activities in this field and, in this connection: (a) Calls upon all bodies of the United Nations system and invites other international organizations to bear in mind the mandate of the Commission and the need to avoid duplication of effort and to promote efficiency, consistency and coherence in the unification and harmonization of international trade law; (b) Recommends that the Commission, through its secretariat, continue to maintain close cooperation with the other international organs and organizations, including regional organizations as well as other bodies such as the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, which are active in the field of international trade law and other related areas; 7. Also reaffirms the importance, in particular for developing countries, of the work of the Commission concerned with training and technical assistance in the field of international trade law, such as assistance in the preparation of national legislation based on legal texts of the Commission; 2 A/51/382. 3 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 17 (A/51/17), annex I; see also resolution 51/162, annex. 4 Ibid., Supplement No. 17 (A/51/17), chap. II. 5 Ibid., chap. IV, para. 229. /...