United Nations General Assembly A/RES/56/98 Distr.: General 30 January 2002 Fifty-sixth session Agenda item 21 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/56/L.43 and Add.1)] 56/98. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 54/8 of 25 October 1999 on cooperation between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 1 Bearing in mind the Agreement between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System, 2 in which the parties agree to strengthen and expand their cooperation in matters that are of common concern in the field of their respective competence pursuant to their constitutional instruments, Considering that the Latin American Economic System is developing joint activities with the specialized agencies and other organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Welcoming the continued monitoring of changes in the treatment of topics relating to the United Nations system, in close contact with the delegations of the Member States participating in such deliberations, 1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General; 1 2. Urges the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean to continue deepening its coordination and mutual support activities with the Latin American Economic System; 3. Urges the United Nations Development Programme, within its new overall framework and high-priority development objectives in support of _______________ 1 2 01 47981 A/56/171. United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1651, No. 1061.