A/RES/59/243 stressing the importance of fostering a favourable environment for private investment and entrepreneurship, Noting the aspiration of the countries with economies in transition towards the further development of regional and interregional cooperation, Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General, 1 Welcomes the measures taken by the organizations of the United Nations 1. system to implement General Assembly resolutions on the integration of the economies in transition into the world economy; Calls upon the organizations of the United Nations system, including the 2. regional commissions, and invites the Bretton Woods institutions, in collaboration with relevant non-United Nations multilateral and regional institutions, to continue to conduct analytical activities and provide policy advice and targeted and substantial technical assistance to the Governments of the countries with economies in transition aimed at strengthening the social, legal and political framework for completing market-oriented reforms, supporting national development priorities with a view to sustaining the positive trends and reversing any declines in the economic and social development of those countries; Emphasizes in this regard the importance of the further integration of the 3. countries with economies in transition into the world economy, taking into account, inter alia, the relevant provisions of the Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development, 2 the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development 3 and the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (“Johannesburg Plan of Implementation”); 4 Stresses the need to focus international assistance to countries with 4. economies in transition on those facing particular difficulties in socio-economic development, implementing market-oriented reforms and meeting internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 5 and welcomes efforts made by countries with economies in transition to improve governance and institutional capabilities in order to use aid more effectively; Welcomes the efforts made by countries with economies in transition in 5. implementing policies that promote sustained economic growth and sustainable development, including, inter alia, by promoting competition, regulatory reform, respect for property rights and expeditious contract enforcement, and calls upon the United Nations system to highlight the successful models as good practices; Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its 6. sixty-first session a report on the implementation of the present resolution. 75th plenary meeting 22 December 2004 _______________ 1 A/59/301. Report of the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 18–22 March 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.02.II.A.7), chap. I, resolution 1, annex. 3 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August– 4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 1, annex. 4 Ibid., resolution 2, annex. 5 See resolution 55/2. 2 2