A/RES/58/200 Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the impact of new biotechnologies, with particular attention to sustainable development, including food security, health and economic productivity, 1 Taking note also of Economic and Social Council resolution 2003/56, in which the Council invited the Commission to interact closely with the Information and Communication Technologies Task Force to promote greater information exchange and coordination of activities in the field of information and communication technologies in order to contribute to the World Summit on the Information Society, Urges the relevant bodies of the United Nations system engaged in 1. biotechnology to work cooperatively so as to ensure that countries receive sound scientific information and practical advice to enable them to take advantage of these technologies, as appropriate, to promote economic growth and development; Takes note of the proposal of the Secretary-General for an integrated 2. framework for biotechnology development within the United Nations system, as contained in his report,1 and requests him to report further on the status of coordination between the relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system with a view to strengthening the coordination of activities in the area of biotechnology, in particular in the promotion of biotechnology within the United Nations system; Also takes note of the publication entitled Information and 3. Communication Technology Development Indices, 2 and invites the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in collaboration with the Information and Communication Technologies Task Force and the International Telecommunication Union, to update that publication as part of its contribution to the World Summit on the Information Society, recalling General Assembly resolution 56/183 of 21 December 2001, in which the Assembly encouraged effective contributions from and the active participation of all relevant United Nations bodies; Calls upon the Secretary-General to continue to ensure that the 4. Commission and its secretariat within the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development are provided with the necessary resources to enable the Commission to better carry out its mandate; Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its 5. sixtieth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution. 78th plenary meeting 23 December 2003 _______________ 1 2 2 A/58/76. United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.D.14.