A/RES/54/215 Page 2 implementation of Agenda 21,4 which is a multifaceted and, at the same time, fundamental programme of action for achieving sustainable development, Recognizing that mutually supportive efforts at the national and international levels are imperative in the pursuit of sustainable development, which includes, inter alia, the provision of financial resources and the transfer of technology for the application of cost-effective energy systems and wider use of environmentfriendly, renewable energies, Acknowledging the important role of the General Assembly in promoting the World Solar Programme 1996-2005, Acknowledging also the role of the Commission on Sustainable Development and the Economic and Social Council as forums for the discussion of new and renewable sources of energy and sustainable development, Expressing its appreciation of the efforts of the Secretary-General in bringing the World Solar Programme 1996-2005 to the attention of relevant sources of funding and technical assistance, Noting the establishment of the Inter-agency Working Group on Energy with a view to ensuring the coordination of the activities of all relevant organizations of the United Nations system in the preparations for the ninth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development in 2001, and to contributing to sustainable development, taking into account the recommendations of the World Solar Programme 19962005, Noting also that the Global Renewable Energy Education and Training Programme 1996-20055 constitutes one of the major programmes of universal value of the World Solar Programme 1996-2005, Calling for further action to ensure that the World Solar Programme 1996-2005 is fully integrated into and brought into the mainstream of the efforts of the United Nations system towards attaining the objective of sustainable development, Emphasizing that the achievement of more substantive results in the implementation of the World Solar Programme 1996-2005, as part of the promotion of new and renewable sources of energy, will require the more active and collaborative involvement of all concerned parties, including Governments, multilateral funding agencies and relevant parts of the United Nations system, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General,6 including measures taken by the various entities of the United Nations system for the implementation of the World Solar Programme 1996-2005; 4 Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigenda), vol. I: Resolutions adopted by the Conference, resolution 1, annex II. 5 See A/53/395, annex, sect. IV.A. 6 A/54/212. /...