A/RES/55/151
Stressing the importance of the further development of case law on United
Nations Commission on International Trade Law texts in promoting the uniform
application of the legal texts of the Commission and its value for government
officials, practitioners and academics,
1.
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the United Nations
Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its thirty-third session;1
2.
Commends the Commission for the work on privately financed
infrastructure projects, which culminated in the adoption of the UNCITRAL
Legislative Guide on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects,2 as well as the
important progress made in its work on receivables financing;
3.
Appeals to Governments that have not yet done so to reply to the
questionnaire circulated by the Secretariat in relation to the legal regime governing
the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and, in particular, to the
legislative implementation of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement
of Foreign Arbitral Awards, done at New York on 10 June 1958; 3
4.
Invites States to nominate persons to work with the private foundation
established to encourage assistance to the Commission from the private sector;
5.
Reaffirms the mandate of the Commission, as the core legal body within
the United Nations system in the field of international trade law, to coordinate legal
activities in this field and, in this connection:
(a) Calls upon all bodies of the United Nations system and invites other
international organizations to bear in mind the mandate of the Commission and the
need to avoid duplication of effort and to promote efficiency, consistency and
coherence in the unification and harmonization of international trade law;
(b) Recommends that the Commission, through its secretariat, continue to
maintain close cooperation with the other international organs and organizations,
including regional organizations, active in the field of international trade law;
6.
Also reaffirms the importance, in particular for developing countries, of
the work of the Commission concerned with training and technical assistance in the
field of international trade law, such as assistance in the preparation of national
legislation based on legal texts of the Commission;
7.
Expresses the desirability for increased efforts by the Commission, in
sponsoring seminars and symposia, to provide such training and technical
assistance, and, in this connection:
(a) Expresses its appreciation to the Commission for organizing seminars
and briefing missions in Brazil, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Peru, the
Russian Federation and South Africa;
(b) Expresses its appreciation to the Governments whose contributions
enabled the seminars and briefing missions to take place, and appeals to
Governments, the relevant bodies of the United Nations system, organizations,
institutions and individuals to make voluntary contributions to the United Nations
Commission on International Trade Law Trust Fund for Symposia and, where
appropriate, to the financing of special projects, and otherwise to assist the
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Ibid., para. 372.
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 330, No. 4739.