A/RES/57/48 development, democratic principles, good governance, the rule of law, human rights, social justice and international cooperation, as reflected in the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Stressing the need to strengthen the African human rights system, and noting in this context the need to provide adequate support to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, to finalize the process leading to the establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the implementation of the 1999 Grand Bay Declaration and Plan of Action on Human Rights in Africa, Welcoming the continuing mobilization of resources by African countries and other sources for the activities of the African Union, and encouraging Member States to continue to cooperate with the African Union in that regard, Recognizing the need to improve the coordination and harmonization of initiatives taken by the United Nations system relating to the development of Africa, 1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General; 1 2. Welcomes the cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations and, in this respect, the continuing participation in and constructive contribution of the African Union and its specialized agencies to the work of the United Nations, and calls upon the two organizations to enhance the involvement of the African Union in all United Nations activities concerning Africa; 3. Calls upon the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Interim Chairman of the African Union to review the Cooperation Agreement between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity with a view to reflecting the establishment of the African Union; 4. Also calls upon the Secretary-General to involve the African Union and its organs closely in the implementation of the commitments contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 3 especially those that relate to addressing the special needs of Africa; 5. Encourages the Secretary-General to strengthen the capacity of the United Nations Liaison Office with the African Union; 6. Stresses the need for closer cooperation and coordination between the African Union and the United Nations, and calls upon the United Nations system to continue to support the African Union on an ongoing basis in accordance with the Cooperation Agreement between the two organizations; 7. Requests the United Nations system, while acknowledging its primary role in the promotion of international peace and security, to intensify its assistance to the African Union, as appropriate, in strengthening the institutional and operational capacity of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, in particular in the following areas: (a) Development of its early warning system, including the Situation Room of the Conflict Management Directorate; (b) Training of civilian and military personnel, including a staff exchange programme; (c) Regular and continued exchange and coordination of information, including between the early warning systems of the two organizations; 4