A/RES/54/106 Page 2 Recalling also its resolution 51/241 of 31 July 1997 on the strengthening of the United Nations system and its resolution 51/242 of 15 September 1997, entitled “Supplement to an Agenda for Peace”, by which it adopted the texts on coordination and the question of sanctions imposed by the United Nations, which are annexed to that resolution, Recalling further that the International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, and reaffirming its authority and independence, Considering the desirability of finding practical ways and means of strengthening the Court, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council,2 Recalling its resolution 53/106 of 8 December 1998, Having considered the report of the Special Committee on the work of its session held in 1999,3 1. Takes note of the report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization;3 2. Decides that the Special Committee shall hold its next session from 10 to 20 April 2000; 3. Requests the Special Committee, at its session in 2000, in accordance with paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 50/52 of 11 December 1995: (a) To continue its consideration of all proposals concerning the question of the maintenance of international peace and security in all its aspects in order to strengthen the role of the United Nations and, in this context, to consider other proposals relating to the maintenance of international peace and security already submitted or which may be submitted to the Special Committee at its session in 2000; (b) To continue to consider on a priority basis the question of the implementation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations related to assistance to third States affected by the application of sanctions under Chapter VII of the Charter, taking into consideration the reports of the Secretary-General,4 the proposals submitted on this question, the debate on the question in the Sixth Committee at the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly and the text on the question of sanctions imposed by the United Nations contained in annex II to Assembly resolution 51/242, and also the implementation of the provisions of Assembly resolutions 50/51 of 11 December 1995, 51/208 of 17 December 1996, 52/162 of 15 December 1997 and 53/107 of 8 December 1998; 2 A/54/363. 3 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 33 and corrigendum (A/54/33 and Corr.1). 4 A/48/573-S/26705 (see Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-eighth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1993), A/49/356, A/50/60-S/1995/1 (ibid., Fiftieth Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1995), A/50/361, A/50/423, A/51/317, A/52/308 and A/53/312. /...