A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/51/231 25 June 1997 Fifty-first session Agenda item 112 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/51/922)] 51/231. Procurement reform The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 49/216 C of 23 December 1994 and its decision 50/479 of 11 April 1996, as well as its previous relevant resolutions, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on procurement reform1 and the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 Having also considered the reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on procurement for the period from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996,3 on the audit of procurement handled by the Contracts and Procurement Service of the Department for Development Support and Management Services of the Secretariat,4 on the investigation of the alleged misappropriation of United Nations assets at the United Nations Gift Centre5 and on the audit of Headquarters catering operations,6 1 A/C.5/49/67, A/C.5/50/13/Rev.1 and A/C.5/51/9. 2 A/50/7/Add.13 and A/51/7/Add.3; see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fiftieth Session, Supplement No. 7A and ibid., Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 7. 3 A/51/432, annex, sect. II.C. 4 See A/50/945. 5 See A/50/1004. 6 A/51/802, annex. 97-77311 /...