A/RES/60/203 the Millennium Declaration and the Johannesburg Declaration and Plan of Implementation, and the relevant decisions of the Commission on Sustainable Development at its thirteenth session, Takes note of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations 1. Human Settlements Programme on the work of its twentieth session, 11 the report of the Secretary-General on the coordinated implementation of the Habitat Agenda 12 and the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat); 13 Encourages Governments to consider an enhanced approach to achieving 2. the Cities Without Slums Initiative mentioned in the United Nations Millennium Declaration1 by upgrading existing slums and creating policies and programmes, according to national circumstances, to forestall the growth of future slums, and in this regard invites the international donor community and multilateral and regional development banks to support the efforts of developing countries, inter alia, through increased voluntary financial assistance; Recognizes that Governments have the primary responsibility for the 3. sound and effective implementation of the Habitat Agenda,3 the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium4 and the Millennium Declaration, and stresses the need for the international community to fully implement commitments to support Governments of developing countries and countries with economies in transition in their efforts, through the provision of the requisite resources, capacity-building, the transfer of technology and the creation of an international enabling environment; Calls for continued financial support to UN-Habitat through increased 4. voluntary contributions to the United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation, and invites Governments to provide multi-year funding to support programme implementation; 5. Also calls for increased, non-earmarked contributions to the Foundation; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the resource needs of UN-Habitat under review so as to enhance its effectiveness in supporting national policies, strategies and plans in attaining the poverty eradication, gender equality, water and sanitation and slum upgrading targets of the Millennium Declaration and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation; Emphasizes the need for UN-Habitat to develop a results-based and less 7. fragmented budget structure with a view to securing maximum efficiency, accountability and transparency in programme delivery regardless of funding source; Requests the Secretary-General to keep the resource needs of UN-Habitat 8. and the United Nations Office at Nairobi under review so as to permit the delivery, in an effective manner, of necessary services to UN-Habitat and the other United Nations organs and organizations in Nairobi; Invites the international donor community and financial institutions to 9. contribute generously to the Water and Sanitation Trust Fund, the Slum Upgrading Facility and the technical cooperation trust funds to enable UN-Habitat to assist _______________ 11 Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixtieth Session, Supplement No. 8 (A/60/8). E/2005/60. 13 A/60/168. 12 3