A/RES/59/244 Taking note further of the Least Developed Countries Report, 2004, 4 Recognizing that the eradication of poverty in the least developed countries will require, inter alia, steps to empower the poor, unleash their entrepreneurial skills and allow them to access, develop and use their assets, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 5 1. Reiterates its deep concern over the weak implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001– 2010;2 2. Urges the least developed countries and their bilateral and multilateral development partners to increase concerted efforts and speedy measures for meeting the goals and targets of the Programme of Action in a timely manner; Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to ensure at the secretariat 3. level the full mobilization and coordination of all parts of the United Nations system to facilitate coordinated implementation as well as coherence in the follow-up to and monitoring of the Programme of Action at the national, regional, subregional and global levels, and in this context requests the Secretary-General to engage the United Nations Development Group’s team leaders, consistent with their respective mandates, in the coordinated implementation of activities of the Programme of Action; Invites the 2005 high-level event, in accordance with the modalities to be 4. set by the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session, to address the special needs of the least developed countries, while reviewing the progress made in the achievement of internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration; Decides to hold the comprehensive review of the Programme of Action in 5. 2006 within the General Assembly during its sixty-first session, in accordance with paragraph 114 of the Programme of Action, bearing in mind the provisions of General Assembly resolution 57/270 B of 23 June 2003, with modalities to be decided upon; Decides also to consider at its sixtieth session the modalities for 6. conducting such a comprehensive review; 7. Reiterates the critical importance of the participation of government representatives from the least developed countries in the annual review of the Programme of Action by the Economic and Social Council, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to establish a specific trust fund for the travel and subsistence of two representatives from each least developed country to attend the annual review of the Programme of Action; the trust fund should be funded by voluntary contributions; Calls upon Member States, and invites intergovernmental and 8. non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to make voluntary contributions to the trust fund; Welcomes the decision of the United Nations Conference on Trade and 9. Development at its eleventh session to conduct analyses through the Least _______________ 4 5 2 United Nations publication, Sales No. E.04.II.D.27. A/59/94-E/2004/77.