A/RES/59/43 1. Calls upon all States that are not yet parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court1 to consider ratifying or acceding to it without delay, and encourages efforts aimed at promoting awareness of the results of the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, held in Rome from 15 June to 17 July 1998, the provisions of the Statute and the process leading to the establishment of the International Criminal Court; Calls upon all States to consider becoming parties to the Agreement on 2. the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court3 without delay; Welcomes the holding of the third session of the Assembly of States 3. Parties in The Hague from 6 to 10 September 2004, and also welcomes the election of the new President of the Assembly of States Parties, new members to the Committee on Budget and Finance and the second Deputy-Prosecutor, and the important decisions taken on that occasion, including the establishment of the secretariat of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims, as well as the adoption of a number of resolutions; 6 Recalls the establishment of the Special Working Group on the Crime of 4. Aggression by the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, open to all States on an equal footing; Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for providing 5. effective and efficient assistance in the establishment of the International Criminal Court; Takes note of the statement by the President of the Security Council of 6. 6 October 2004, 7 in which the Secretary-General is thanked for his report on the rule of law, 8 in which reference was made to a number of efforts, in particular by the International Criminal Court to promote justice and the rule of law; 7. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization, 9 in which references were made to the International Criminal Court; 8. Welcomes also the steps taken as explained in the note by the Secretariat on the International Criminal Court, 10 amongst which were those to close the various trust funds administered by the Secretary-General relating to the establishment of the Court and subsequent activities; Recalls that pursuant to article 4, paragraph 2, of the Relationship 9. Agreement, 11 the International Criminal Court may attend and participate in the work of the General Assembly in the capacity of observer and that pursuant to article 6 of the Relationship Agreement the Court may submit reports on its activities to the fifty-ninth and following sessions of the General Assembly; 10. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixtieth session an item entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”, under which shall be considered, with the Court invited to attend and to participate, pursuant to article 4, _______________ 6 Official Records of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Third session, The Hague, 6-10 September 2004 (ICC-ASP/3/25). 7 S/PRST/2004/34; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2004-31 July 2005. 8 S/2004/616. 9 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 1 (A/59/1). 10 A/59/356. 11 A/58/874, annex. 2