A/RES/57/24 Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs and the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council, 2 Recalling its resolution 56/86 of 12 December 2001, Having considered the report of the Special Committee on the work of its session held in 2002, 3 Noting with appreciation the work done by the Special Committee to encourage States to focus on the need to prevent and to settle peacefully their disputes which are likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, 1. Takes note of the report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization; 3 2. Decides that the Special Committee shall hold its next session from 7 to 17 April 2003; 3. Requests the Special Committee, at its session in 2003, in accordance with paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 50/52 of 11 December 1995: (a) To continue its consideration of all proposals concerning the question of the maintenance of international peace and security in all its aspects in order to strengthen the role of the United Nations and, in this context, to consider other proposals relating to the maintenance of international peace and security already submitted or which may be submitted to the Special Committee at its session in 2003; (b) To continue to consider, on a priority basis, the question of the implementation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations related to assistance to third States affected by the application of sanctions under Chapter VII of the Charter by commencing a substantive debate on all of the related reports of the Secretary-General 4 and the proposals submitted on the question; (c) To keep on its agenda the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States; (d) To continue to consider proposals concerning the Trusteeship Council in the light of the report of the Secretary-General submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 50/55 of 11 December 1995, 5 the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Renewing the United Nations: a programme for reform” 6 and the views expressed by States on this subject at previous sessions of the Assembly; (e) To continue to consider, on a priority basis, ways and means of improving its working methods and enhancing its efficiency with a view to identifying widely acceptable measures for future implementation; _______________ 2 A/57/370. Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 33 (A/57/33). 4 A/48/573-S/26705, A/49/356, A/50/60-S/1995/1, A/50/361, A/50/423, A/51/317, A/52/308, A/53/312, A/54/383 and Add.1, A/55/295 and Add.1, A/56/303 and A/57/165 and Add.1. 5 A/50/1011. 6 A/51/950 and Add.1–7. 3 2