A/RES/57/300 fifty-eighth session, through the Committee on Information at its twenty-fifth session; 18. Notes the proposal to improve the electronic access to United Nations collections, publications and parliamentary documents, and requests the SecretaryGeneral to keep the internal capacity for the provision of hard copies at the request of Member States, subject to the relevant provisions of its resolution 56/242 of 24 December 2001; 19. Welcomes the proposals of the Secretary-General to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the conference-servicing function of the United Nations, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to consult Member States, including relevant groups, on how best to accomplish this goal with due attention to their needs, and in this regard emphasizes the need for Member States to take wellinformed decisions, and decides that the measures pertinent to it will be decided upon in the context of its consideration of the report of the Secretary-General on improving the performance of the Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services; 9 20. Requests the Secretary-General to start, on a trial basis, a consultative process with the President of the General Assembly and the Chairmen of the Main Committees of the Assembly at the end of the main part of each session of the Assembly, with a view to consolidating reports on related subjects, if decided by the Main Committees; 21. Also requests the Secretary-General to submit proposals on recurring reporting requirements to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session for consideration and decision; 22. Welcomes the intention of the Secretary-General to develop an implementation plan to strengthen the effectiveness of the United Nations presence for developmental and humanitarian activities in developing countries by September 2003, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report for the consideration of the General Assembly through the relevant intergovernmental bodies; 23. Also welcomes the intention of the Secretary-General to issue a document clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the various United Nations entities in the area of technical cooperation by September 2003 and to submit a report thereon to the relevant intergovernmental bodies for their consideration; 24. Further welcomes the efforts of the Secretary-General to strengthen the management capacities of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat, inter alia, by establishing a policy planning unit, and notes in this regard his intention to submit, in the context of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2004–2005, proposals for a new position of Assistant Secretary-General for its consideration; 25. Endorses the decision of the Secretary-General to entrust the UnderSecretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa, who will report directly to him, with the responsibilities of: (a) Coordinating and guiding the preparation of Africa-related reports and inputs, in particular support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development 10 by _______________ 9 A/57/289. A/57/304, annex. 10 4