A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/51/188 11 February 1997 Fifty-first session Agenda item 99 (a) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Second Committee (A/51/607)] 51/188. United Nations Institute for Training and Research The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 47/227 of 8 April 1993, 48/207 of 21 December 1993, 49/125 of 19 December 1994 and 50/121 of 20 December 1995, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,1 the report of the Acting Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research on the activities of the Institute2 and the report of the Joint Inspection Unit,3 Noting with interest the steps being taken to complete the restructuring process of the Institute, and welcoming the recent progress made by the Institute in its various programmes and activities, including the improved cooperation that has been established with other organizations of the United Nations system and with regional and national institutions, Expressing its appreciation to the Governments and private institutions that have made or pledged financial and other contributions to the Institute, 1 A/51/554. 2 A/51/14 (Parts I and II); see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 14. 3 See A/51/642 and Add.1. 97-76741 /...