United Nations General Assembly A/RES/55/170 Distr.: General 16 February 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 20 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.59 and Add.1)] 55/170. Economic assistance to the Eastern European States affected by the developments in the Balkans The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 54/96 G of 15 December 1999, Recalling also the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, adopted in Cologne, Germany, on 10 June 1999, and endorsed at the Sarajevo Summit of 30 July 1999, and emphasizing the crucial importance of its implementation, Stressing the importance of the regional cooperation initiatives, assistance arrangements and organizations, such as the Process of Stability and GoodNeighbourliness in South-East Europe (Royaumont Initiative), the South-East European Cooperative Initiative, the South-East European Cooperation Process, the Central European Initiative, the Black Sea Economic Cooperation and the Danube Commission, Noting the leading role played by the high-level steering group for SouthEastern Europe, under the joint chairmanship of the European Commission and the World Bank, in guiding the donor coordination process for the economic reconstruction, stabilization, reform and development of the region, in close cooperation with the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, Mindful of the positive results of the regional funding conference for SouthEastern Europe organized by the European Commission and the World Bank, held in Brussels on 29 and 30 March 2000, and of the progress achieved in mobilizing and coordinating support of the donor community and international financial institutions for reconstruction and development efforts in South-Eastern Europe, Welcoming the democratic changes in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and their positive effects on peace, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on economic assistance to the Eastern European States affected by the developments in the Balkans and the conclusions contained therein, 1 1 00 56959 A/55/620 and Corr.1.