A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/53/13 10 November 1998 Fifty-third session Agenda item 28 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [without reference to a Main Committee (A/53/L.12 and Add.1)] 53/13. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 52/7 of 28 October 1997, in which it recommended that the cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union be further strengthened, at a time when the United Nations is preparing to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General1 and the recent developments with regard to the cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, following the conclusion of a cooperation agreement between the two organizations in 1996, Taking note with appreciation of the resolutions adopted and activities carried out by the InterParliamentary Union during the past year in support of United Nations actions in the fields of peace and security, economic and social development, international law and human rights, democracy, gender issues and governance, 1. Looks forward to continued close cooperation between the United Nations and the InterParliamentary Union; 1 A/53/458. 98-77551 /...