United Nations A/RES/57/281 General Assembly Distr.: General 24 January 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda items 111 and 118 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/57/603)] 57/281. Gratis personnel provided by Governments and other entities The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolutions 51/243 of 15 September 1997, 52/234 of 26 June 1998, 53/11 of 26 October 1998 and 53/218 of 7 April 1999 and its decision 55/462 of 12 April 2001, Having considered the annual report of the Secretary-General on gratis personnel provided by Governments and other entities, covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2001,1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 Takes note of the annual report of the Secretary-General.1 78th plenary meeting 20 December 2002 _______________ 1 A/56/839. See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 7A (A/56/7/Add.1–11), annex. 2 02 56010