A/RES/52/161 Page 3 subject, the debate on this question in the Sixth Committee during the fifty-second session of the General Assembly and the text on the question of sanctions imposed by the United Nations contained in annex II to General Assembly resolution 51/242, and also the implementation of the provisions of General Assembly resolutions 50/51 of 11 December 1995, 51/208 of 17 December 1996 and 52/152 of 15 December 1997; (c) To continue its work on the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States and, in this context, to continue its consideration of proposals relating to the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, including the proposal on the establishment of a dispute settlement service offering or responding with its services early in disputes and those proposals relating to the enhancement of the role of the International Court of Justice; (d) To continue to consider proposals concerning the Trusteeship Council in the light of the report of the Secretary-General submitted in accordance with resolution 50/55,9 the report of the Secretary-General entitled "Renewing the United Nations: a programme for reform"10 and the views expressed by States on this subject during the fifty-second session of the General Assembly; 4. Invites Member States, the States parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and the International Court of Justice if it so desires, to present, before the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, their comments and observations on the consequences that the increase in the volume of cases before the Court has on its operation, on the understanding that whatever action may be taken as a result of this invitation will have no implications for any changes in the Charter of the United Nations or the Statute of the International Court of Justice; 5. Requests the Secretary-General, taking into account the views expressed and the practical suggestions made during the debate held within the framework of the Sixth Committee, to make every effort to implement in a timely manner the steps proposed in paragraph 59 of his report2 regarding the preparation and publication of the supplements to the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council with a view to updating them and to submit a progress report on the matter to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session; 6. Invites the Special Committee at its session in 1998 to continue to identify new subjects for consideration in its future work with a view to contributing to the revitalization of the work of the United Nations, to discuss how to offer its assistance to the working groups of the General Assembly in this field and, in this regard, to consider ways and means of improving coordination between the Special Committee and other working groups dealing with the reform of the Organization, including the role of the Chairperson of the Special Committee for this purpose; 7. Requests the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at the fiftythird session; 8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session the item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization". 72nd plenary meeting 15 December 1997 9 10 A/50/1011. A/51/950 and Add.1-7.