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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/54/14
22 November 1999
Fifty-fourth session
Agenda item 118
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/54/511)]
54/14. Procurement reform
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 52/214 B and 52/220 of 22 December 1997, 52/212 B of 31 March 1998,
52/252 of 8 September 1998 and 53/204 and 53/208 B of 18 December 1998,
Reaffirming its resolutions 49/216 C of 23 December 1994, 51/231 of 13 June 1997 and 52/226 A of
31 March 1998,
Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on procurement reform1 and the related report
of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2
Recognizing that the procurement procedures should be more transparent, effective and efficient and
should fully reflect the international character of the United Nations,
Noting the initial efforts to increase procurement opportunities for vendors from developing countries
and countries with economies in transition, and stressing the need for further improvement in this respect,
1
A/C.5/52/46 and A/53/271 and Corr.1 and Add.1.
2
A/53/692.
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