A/RES/59/3 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 3 December 2004 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 56 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 October 2004 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/59/L.1 and Add.1)] 59/3. Cooperation between the United Nations and the AsianAfrican Legal Consultative Organization The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 36/38 of 18 November 1981, 37/8 of 29 October 1982, 38/37 of 5 December 1983, 39/47 of 10 December 1984, 40/60 of 9 December 1985, 41/5 of 17 October 1986, 43/1 of 17 October 1988, 45/4 of 16 October 1990, 47/6 of 21 October 1992, 49/8 of 25 October 1994, 51/11 of 4 November 1996, 53/14 of 29 October 1998, 55/4 of 25 October 2000 and 57/36 of 21 November 2002, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization, 1 Having heard the statement made by the Secretary-General of the AsianAfrican Legal Consultative Organization on the steps taken by the Consultative Organization to ensure continuing, close and effective cooperation between the two organizations, 2 Acknowledging in particular the close interaction between the Consultative Organization and the Sixth Committee, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;1 2. Notes with satisfaction the continuing efforts of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization towards strengthening the role of the United Nations and its various organs in enhancing the rule of law and wider adherence to related international instruments; Also notes with satisfaction the commendable progress achieved towards 3. enhancing cooperation between the United Nations, its agencies, other international organizations and the Consultative Organization; Notes with appreciation the work of the Consultative Organization aimed 4. at strengthening the efforts of the United Nations in respect of issues such as _______________ 1 See A/59/303, part two. See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Plenary Meetings, 40th meeting (A/59/PV.40), and corrigendum. 2 04-47638