A/RES/57/300 Secretary-General to the General Assembly of 30 October 2002 4 and the conference room papers prepared by the Secretariat, 5 as well as the views expressed by Member States, 1. Welcomes the efforts and initiatives of the Secretary-General aimed at further reforming the United Nations to cope with contemporary challenges and address new priorities facing the Organization in the twenty-first century; 2. Stresses that the strengthening of the United Nations encompasses the revitalization, reform and restructuring of the principal organs of the United Nations; 3. Requests the Secretary-General, while implementing the provisions of the present resolution, to continue to take into account the views and comments expressed by Member States and to respect fully the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant decisions and resolutions of the General Assembly; 4. Welcomes the intention of the Secretary-General to submit a shorter proposed programme budget for the biennium 2004–2005 that fully justifies the resource requirements and better reflects the priorities of the medium-term plan for the period 2002–2005, 6 the United Nations Millennium Declaration2 and the outcomes of the major international conferences, taking into account the full scope of the Regulations and Rules Governing Programme Planning, the Programme Aspects of the Budget, the Monitoring of Implementation and the Methods of Evaluation, 7 while emphasizing that reform should not be seen as a budget-cutting exercise; 5. Emphasizes the need to further strengthen the efforts of the United Nations in implementing the development goals through enhanced mechanisms, adequate resources and effective follow-up activities; 6. Takes note of the proposal of the Secretary-General to develop and present plans for strengthening inter-agency coordination in respect of human rights technical assistance, which are carried out at the country level, at the request of interested countries; 7. Stresses the importance of the country-driven approach in the operational activities of the United Nations funds and programmes, bearing in mind their existing mandates; 8. Encourages States parties to the human rights treaties and the respective treaty bodies to review the reporting procedures of treaty bodies with a view to developing a more coordinated approach and to streamlining the reporting requirements under these treaties, and requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to support this exercise, including through submission of recommendations, as appropriate; 9. Requests the Commission on Human Rights and the relevant intergovernmental bodies to review the human rights special procedures in order to rationalize their work and enhance their effectiveness, consistent with their _______________ 4 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-seventh Session, Plenary Meetings, 38th meeting (A/57/PV.38), and corrigendum. 5 A/57/CRP.1 and Corr.1, A/57/CRP.2 and A/57/CRP.3. 6 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 6 (A/55/6/Rev.1). 7 ST/SGB/2000/8. 2