United Nations General Assembly A/RES/60/214 Distr.: General 27 March 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda item 58 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 December 2005 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/60/494/Add.2)] 60/214. United Nations System Staff College in Turin, Italy The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 54/228 of 22 December 1999, 55/207 of 20 December 2000, 55/258 of 14 June 2001 and 58/224 of 23 December 2003, Recalling also its resolution 55/278 of 12 July 2001, by which it approved the statute of the United Nations System Staff College, Reaffirming the role of the Staff College as an institution for system-wide knowledge management, training and continuous learning for the staff of the United Nations system, in particular in the areas of economic and social development, peace and security and internal management, Takes note with appreciation of the note by the Secretary-General and the 1. accompanying report; 1 2. Welcomes the progress made by the United Nations System Staff College since the entry into force of its statute on 1 January 2002 in pursuing the objectives set forth therein; Calls upon all organizations of the United Nations system to make full 3. and effective use of the facilities of the Staff College; 4. Invites the Staff College to strengthen further its engagement in knowledge-sharing and staff training and learning that can serve to advance the capacity of the United Nations system to contribute to the follow-up to the outcomes of major United Nations conferences and summits, as well as to support the timely and full realization of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, with the aim of helping to provide multilateral solutions to problems in the areas of development, peace and collective security and reinforcing system-wide coherence; Encourages the Staff College to continue to provide strategic leadership 5. in order to increase operational effectiveness, promote inter-agency collaboration and strengthen management culture by its own example, including the development of new systems of performance management, flexible and collaborative work _______________ 1 05-50044 A/60/328.