A/RES/54/234 Page 2 Taking note of the deliberations of the Security Council at its meeting on the situation in Africa, held on 29 and 30 September 1999,2 on the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa3 and of the work of the Security Council on the follow-up to the report of the Secretary-General, Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council on the development of Africa: implementation of the recommendations in the report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council and the General Assembly, specifically the implementation and coordinated follow-up by the United Nations system of initiatives on Africa,4 1. Welcomes agreed conclusions 1999/2 adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 1999,1 on coordination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies and other bodies of the United Nations system related to the theme “Development of Africa: implementation and coordinated follow-up by the United Nations system of initiatives on African development”, and Council decision 1999/270; 2. Requests all Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in their respective areas and sectors to work towards the implementation of agreed conclusions 1999/2; 3. Welcomes the decision of the Economic and Social Council to hold a high-level segment on Africa in 2001; 4. Stresses the paramount importance for the final review and appraisal of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s, to be held in 2002, of an independent evaluation of the New Agenda that should include a thorough review of existing initiatives on Africa; 5. Decides to consider at its fifty-sixth session the modalities for undertaking the final review and appraisal of the New Agenda, taking into account the mid-term review of the New Agenda, agreed conclusions 1999/2 and decision 1999/270; 6. Requests the President of the General Assembly to establish the open-ended ad hoc working group to monitor the implementation of the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report to the General Assembly and the Security Council on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa,5 to prepare for discussions at the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly; 2 See S/PV.4049, S/PV.4049 (Resumption 1), S/PV.4049 (Resumption 2) and S/PV.4049 (Resumption 3). For the final text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-fourth Year, 4049th meeting. 3 S/1999/1008; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-fourth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1999. 4 A/54/133–E/1999/79. 5 A/52/871–S/1998/318; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-third Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1998, document S/1999/318. /...