A/RES/59/253 programmes around the world, focused in particular on meeting the urgent needs and concerns of developing countries; 5. Welcomes the adoption and use by the University of computer-mediated dissemination and learning technologies through the United Nations University Online Learning initiative, and in particular the establishment of the Global Virtual University, which facilitates the intensification of activities in the areas of education and training, and encourages the further strengthening of these activities; Takes note with satisfaction of the consolidation of the joint initiative by 6. the University and the United Nations Office at Geneva to convene a yearly research and policy dialogue that is thematically focused and involves the United Nations system and other entities engaged in policy research and analysis; Encourages the University to continue its efforts to implement the 7. Secretary-General’s suggestion on innovative measures to improve interaction and communication between the University and other United Nations entities, in particular by identifying and giving priority to common themes of interest; Requests the Secretary-General to encourage other bodies of the United 8. Nations system to utilize more fully the capacity of the University for mobilizing a worldwide network of applied policy researchers to assist the United Nations, through research and capacity development, in resolving pressing global problems; Appreciates the efficiency gains achieved by the University in order to 9. make optimal use of modest and limited resources, and emphasizes the continuing need for cost-effectiveness in conducting the activities of the University; 10. Welcomes the University’s increasing efforts to widen and diversify its financial base, and invites the international community to make voluntary contributions to the University, in particular to its Endowment Fund, as a means of consolidating the distinctive identity of the University in the United Nations system and the international academic community; 11. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-first session the sub-item entitled “United Nations University”. 75th plenary meeting 22 December 2004 2