United Nations A/RES/57/202 General Assembly Distr.: General 16 January 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 109 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Third Committee (A/57/556/Add.1)] 57/202. Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 55/90 of 4 December 2000, as well as other relevant resolutions, and taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 2002/85 of 26 April 2002, 1 Reaffirming that the full and effective implementation of United Nations human rights instruments is of major importance to the efforts of the Organization, pursuant to the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2 to promote universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Considering that the effective functioning of treaty bodies established pursuant to United Nations human rights instruments is indispensable for the full and effective implementation of such instruments, Reaffirming the contribution of the human rights treaty bodies, within their mandates, to the prevention of violations of human rights, in the context of their consideration of reports submitted pursuant to their respective treaties, Reiterating its concern about the lack of adequate resources, which impedes the effective functioning of the human rights treaty bodies, Recalling that the effectiveness of the treaty bodies in encouraging the realization by States parties of their obligations under United Nations human rights instruments requires constructive dialogue aimed at assisting States parties in identifying solutions to human rights problems, which should be based on the reporting process supplemented by information from all relevant sources, which should be made available to all interested parties, _______________ 1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2002, Supplement No. 3 (E/2002/23), chap. II, sect. A. 2 Resolution 217 A (III). 02 55262