United Nations A/RES/57/270 General Assembly Distr.: General 24 January 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 92 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Second Committee (A/57/537)] 57/270. Integrated and coordinated implementation of and followup to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic and social fields The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions on the restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields, particularly its resolution 50/227 of 24 May 1996, Recalling also its resolution 56/211 of 21 December 2001, as well as Economic and Social Council resolution 2001/21 of 26 July 2001 and its agreed conclusions 1995/1 of 28 July 1995, 2000/2 of 27 July 2000 and 2002/1 of 26 July 2002, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcome of the major United Nations conferences and summits, including the Millennium Summit, 1 Reaffirming that the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration 2 and the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits, provide a comprehensive basis for action at the national, regional and international levels with the key objectives of poverty eradication, sustained economic growth, sustainable development and improvement of the living conditions of people everywhere, Reaffirming also that, while each United Nations conference has its thematic unity, major United Nations conferences and summits should be viewed as interlinked and contributing to an integrated framework for the implementation of the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration, and to a global partnership for development, Recognizing the need to continue efforts to use the existing structure, namely, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and its subsidiary machinery, for coordinated and integrated follow-up to and implementation of the _______________ 1 2 02 55723 A/57/75-E/2002/57. See resolution 55/2.