United Nations A/RES/57/296 General Assembly Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 33 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/57/L.69 and Add.1)] 57/296. Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa The General Assembly, Having considered the progress report of the Secretary-General entitled “Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the SecretaryGeneral on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa”, 1 Recalling its resolutions 53/92 of 7 December 1998, 54/234 of 22 December 1999, 55/217 of 21 December 2000 and 56/37 of 4 December 2001 on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa, Recalling also chapter VII of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 2 which highlights the special needs of Africa, Recalling further the United Nations Declaration on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development of 16 September 2002 3 and its resolution 57/7 of 4 November 2002 on the final review and appraisal of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s 4 and support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 5 Reaffirming that the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa 6 must remain a high priority on the agenda of the United Nations system and Member States, Underscoring the need to strengthen further the political will to ensure the required political, financial and technical support critical for the effective _______________ 1 A/57/172. See resolution 55/2. 3 See resolution 57/2. 4 Resolution 46/151, annex. 5 A/57/304, annex. 6 A/52/871-S/1998/318. 2 02 56105 Distr.: General 5 March 2003