United Nations A/RES/56/26 General Assembly Distr.: General 8 January 2002 Fifty-sixth session Agenda item 76 Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the First Committee (A/56/538)] 56/26. Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session A R EPORT OF THE D ISARMAMENT COMMISSION The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Disarmament Commission, 1 Recalling its resolutions 47/54 A of 9 December 1992, 47/54 G of 8 April 1993, 48/77 A of 16 December 1993, 49/77 A of 15 December 1994, 50/72 D of 12 December 1995, 51/47 B of 10 December 1996, 52/40 B of 9 December 1997, 53/79 A of 4 December 1998, 54/56 A of 1 December 1999 and 55/35 C of 20 November 2000, Considering the role that the Disarmament Commission has been called upon to play and the contribution that it should make in examining and submitting recommendations on various problems in the field of disarmament and in the promotion of the implementation of the relevant decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session, Bearing in mind its decision 52/492 of 8 September 1998, 1. Takes note of the report of the Disarmament Commission;1 2. Reaffirms the importance of further enhancing the dialogue and cooperation among the First Committee, the Disarmament Commission and the Conference on Disarmament; 3. Also reaffirms the role of the Disarmament Commission as the specialized, deliberative body within the United Nations multilateral disarmament machinery that allows for in-depth deliberations on specific disarmament issues, leading to the submission of concrete recommendations on those issues; _______________ 1 01 47773 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 42 (A/56/42).