United Nations A/RES/55/156 General Assembly Distr.: General 19 January 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 163 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/55/613 and Corr.1)] 55/156. Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3499 (XXX) of 15 December 1975, by which it established the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization, and its relevant resolutions adopted at subsequent sessions, Recalling also its resolution 47/233 of 17 August 1993 on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, Recalling further its resolution 47/62 of 11 December 1992 on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council, Taking note of the report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council, 1 Recalling the elements relevant to the work of the Special Committee contained in its resolution 47/120 B of 20 September 1993, Recalling also its resolutions 51/241 of 31 July 1997 on the strengthening of the United Nations system and its resolution 51/242 of 15 September 1997, entitled “Supplement to an Agenda for Peace”, by which it adopted the texts on coordination and the question of sanctions imposed by the United Nations, which are annexed to that resolution, Recalling further that the International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, and reaffirming its authority and independence, Considering the desirability of finding practical ways and means to strengthen the Court, taking into consideration, in particular, the needs resulting from its increased workload, 1 00 56875 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 47 (A/54/47).