A/RES/60/86 Bearing in mind the efforts undertaken to mobilize the necessary resources for the operational costs of the Regional Centre, Conscious of the need to review the mandate and programmes of the Regional Centre in the light of developments in the field of peace and security in Africa since its establishment, Taking into account the need to establish close cooperation between the Regional Centre and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, in particular its institutions in the field of peace, disarmament and security, as well as with relevant United Nations bodies and programmes in Africa for greater effectiveness, Requests the Secretary-General to establish, within existing resources, a 1. consultative mechanism of interested States, in particular African States, for the reorganization of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session; Appeals once again to all States, as well as to international governmental 2. and non-governmental organizations and foundations, to make voluntary contributions in order to strengthen the programmes and activities of the Regional Centre and facilitate their implementation; Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the necessary 3. support to the Regional Centre for better achievements and results; 4. Also requests the Secretary-General to facilitate close cooperation between the Regional Centre and the African Union, in particular in the areas of peace, security and development, and to continue to provide assistance towards stabilizing the financial situation of the Centre; Appeals in particular to the Regional Centre, in cooperation with the African 5. Union, regional and subregional organizations and the African States, to take steps to promote the consistent implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects; 2 6. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session on the implementation of the present resolution; 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-first session the item entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa”. 62nd plenary meeting 8 December 2005 _______________ 2 See Report of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, New York, 9–20 July 2001 (A/CONF.192/15), chap. IV, para. 24. 2