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review the regulations giving effect to that article, 6 taking into account recent
developments, and to submit the result of that review to the Sixth Committee for
consideration at the seventy-first session of the General Assembly;
(c) Welcomes the efforts made to develop and enhance the United Nations
electronic treaty database, providing online access to comprehensive information on
the depositary functions of the Secretary-General and the registration and
publication of treaties under Article 102 of the Charter, and encourages the
continuation of such efforts in the future, while bearing in mind that many
developing countries lack affordable access to information and communication
technologies;
(d) Recognizes the importance of the legal publications prepared by the
Treaty Section of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat, emphasizes the need
for those publications, particularly the Summary of Practice of the SecretaryGeneral as Depositary of Multilateral Treaties, to be updated, taking into account
new developments and practices, and invites the Secretary-General to include, as
appropriate, brief information on such developments and practices in the next
annual report;
(e) Welcomes the organization of workshops on treaty law and practice by
the Treaty Section, both at the regional level and at United Nations Headquarters, as
an important capacity-building initiative, and invites States to continue to support
this activity;
9.
Welcomes the dialogue initiated by the Rule of Law Coordination and
Resource Group and the Rule of Law Unit in the Executive Office of the SecretaryGeneral with Member States on the topic “Promoting the rule of law at the
international level”, and calls for the continuation of this dialogue with a view to
fostering the rule of law at the international level;
10. Recognizes the importance of the United Nations Programme of
Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of
International Law to the furtherance of United Nations rule of law programmes and
activities, emphasizes that further technical assistance and capacity-building
initiatives, focused on increasing and improving the participation of Member States
in the multilateral treaty process, should be examined, and invites States to support
these activities;
11. Stresses the importance of adherence to the rule of law at the national
level and the need to strengthen support to Member States, upon their request, in the
domestic implementation of their respective international obligations through
enhanced technical assistance and capacity-building in order to develop, reinforce
and maintain domestic institutions active in the promotion of rule of law at the
national and international levels, subject to national ownership, strategies and
priorities;
12. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to ensure greater
coordination and coherence among the United Nations entities and with donors and
recipients, and reiterates its call for greater evaluation of the effectiveness of such
activities, including possible measures to improve the effectiveness of those
capacity-building activities;
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Resolutions 97 (1) of 14 December 1946, 364 B (IV) of 1 December 1949, 482 (V) of 12 December
1950, 33/141 A of 19 December 1978 and 52/153 of 15 December 1997.
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