A/RES/57/292 3. Also approves an appropriation of 8,183,100 dollars under section 32, Staff assessment, to be offset by a corresponding amount under Income section 1, Income from staff assessment, of the programme budget for the biennium 2002–2003; IV Strengthening the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the Secretariat Recalling paragraph 103 of its resolution 56/253 of 24 December 2001, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on strengthening the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the Secretariat9 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,10 1. Reaffirms the priorities of the Organization as set out in the medium-term plan for the period 2002–2005,11 namely: (a) Maintenance of international peace and security; (b) Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United Nations conferences; (c) Development of Africa; (d) Promotion of human rights; (e) Effective coordination of humanitarian assistance efforts; (f) Promotion of justice and international law; (g) Disarmament; (h) Drug control, crime prevention and combating international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations; 2. Also reaffirms the role of the Centre for International Crime Prevention of the Office on Drugs and Crime12 of the Secretariat in contributing to the prevention of international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, as mandated and reflected in the medium-term plan;13 3. Further reaffirms the role of the Centre in providing, at the request of Member States, technical assistance in the prevention of international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations; 4. Approves, as a charge against the contingency fund, an amount of 230,900 dollars for one D-1, one P-4, one P-3 and two General Service (Other level) posts under section 14, Crime prevention and criminal justice, of the programme budget for the biennium 2002–2003 and a related amount of 55,600 dollars under section 32, Staff assessment, offset by the amount of 55,600 dollars under income section 1, Income from staff assessment, and decides that the balance of resource requirements as detailed in the _______________ 9 A/57/152 and Corr.1, A/57/152/Add.1 and Corr.1 and 2 and A/57/152/Add.2. A/57/7/Add.13. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 7. 11 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 6 (A/55/6/Rev.1), para. 26. 12 Formerly known as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention. 13 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 6 (A/55/6/Rev.1), programme 12. 10 6