A/RES/53/100 Page 2 Having considered the note by the Secretary-General,1 and expressing its appreciation therefor, Welcoming the significant steps taken by the Secretary-General to rationalize and expedite the registration and publication of treaties pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, Noting the completion of the initial phase of the new electronic database for the United Nations Treaty Collection, Recalling that the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations of 21 March 19862 is one of the conventions adopted under the aegis of the United Nations which have codified the law of treaties, and recalling also the impact of the Convention on the practice of treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between international organizations, Noting that, in accordance with General Assembly decision 41/420 of 3 December 1986, the SecretaryGeneral signed, on behalf of the United Nations, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations, Recalling that, at the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly, the Sixth Committee established the Working Group on the United Nations Decade of International Law with a view to preparing generally acceptable recommendations on the programme of activities for the Decade, Noting that, at the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, the Sixth Committee reconvened the Working Group to continue its work in accordance with Assembly resolutions 52/153 and 52/155 of 15 December 1997 and all previous resolutions on the subject, Having considered the oral report of the Chairman of the Working Group to the Sixth Committee,3 1. Expresses its appreciation for the work done on the United Nations Decade of International Law at the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, and requests the Working Group of the Sixth Committee to continue its work at the fifty-fourth session in accordance with its mandate and methods of work; 2. Expresses its appreciation to States and international organizations and institutions that have undertaken activities, including sponsoring conferences on various subjects of international law, in implementation of the programme for the activities for the final term (1997–1999) of the Decade; 3. Invites all States and international organizations and institutions referred to in the programme to provide, update or supplement information on activities they have undertaken in implementation of the programme, as appropriate, to the Secretary-General for inclusion in the report requested in paragraph 8 of resolution 51/157, which should also contain a list of major international conventions adopted under the auspices of the United Nations during the Decade in the field of international law; 1 A/53/492. 2 A/CONF.129/15. 3 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-third Session, Sixth Committee, 32nd meeting (A/C.6/53/SR.32), and corrigendum. /...