United Nations A/RES/55/245 General Assembly Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 101 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.77)] 55/245. Preparations for the substantive preparatory process and the International Conference on Financing for Development The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 54/196 of 22 December 1999 and 55/186 and 55/213 of 20 December 2000, Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General 1 and all other inputs submitted to the Preparatory Committee for the High-level International Intergovernmental Event on Financing for Development for consideration at its second session, Welcoming the continuous and important progress made in consultations with the major institutional stakeholders, in particular the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization, with regard to their involvement in the process of financing for development, Encouraging Governments and all other relevant stakeholders to continue considering concrete initiatives in support of the financing for development preparatory process and the high-level international intergovernmental event, within the framework of the substantive agenda, Further encouraging the deepening of the efforts of all relevant stakeholders, including at the regional level, as well as by civil society and the business sector, in support of the financing for development preparatory process and the high-level international intergovernmental event, within the framework of the substantive agenda, Recalling the holistic nature of the financing for development preparatory process and the need to take into account other ongoing processes of relevance to the substantive agenda for the financing for development process, Reiterating its appreciation to Governments for the support provided to the Trust Fund for extrabudgetary contributions to the financing for development process, 1 00 57385 A/AC.257/12. Distr.: General 23 April 2001