A/RES/57/47 2. Also welcomes its resolution 57/32 of 19 November 2002, in which the Inter-Parliamentary Union was invited to participate in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly in the capacity of observer; 3. Decides to allow the circulation in the General Assembly of official documents adopted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, on the understanding that no financial implications result for the United Nations and that this would not constitute a precedent for other organizations with observer status; 4. Invites the specialized agencies to consider adopting similar modalities for cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary action to implement the present resolution and to submit a report to the General Assembly at its fiftyninth session on the various aspects of cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union; 6. Calls upon the Secretary-General to take steps to ensure the full implementation of measures aimed at strengthening the relationship between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union; 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session the sub-item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the InterParliamentary Union”. 56th plenary meeting 21 November 2002 2