United Nations General Assembly A/RES/57/36 Distr.: General 10 January 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 22 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/57/L.18 and Add.1)] 57/36. Cooperation between the United Nations and the AsianAfrican Legal Consultative Organization The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 36/38 of 18 November 1981, 37/8 of 29 October 1982, 38/37 of 5 December 1983, 39/47 of 10 December 1984, 40/60 of 9 December 1985, 41/5 of 17 October 1986, 43/1 of 17 October 1988, 45/4 of 16 October 1990, 47/6 of 21 October 1992, 49/8 of 25 October 1994, 51/11 of 4 November 1996, 53/14 of 29 October 1998 and 55/4 of 25 October 2000, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 1 Having heard the statement 2 made by the Secretary-General of the AsianAfrican Legal Consultative Organization 3 on the steps taken by the Consultative Organization to ensure continuing, close and effective cooperation between the two organizations, Acknowledging in particular the close interaction between the Consultative Organization and the Sixth Committee, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General; 1 2. Notes with satisfaction the continuing efforts of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization towards strengthening the role of the United Nations and its various organs in enhancing the rule of law and wider adherence to related international instruments; 3. Also notes with satisfaction the commendable progress achieved towards enhancing cooperation between the United Nations, its agencies, other international organizations and the Consultative Organization; 4. Notes with appreciation the work of the Consultative Organization aimed at strengthening the efforts of the United Nations in respect of issues such as _______________ 1 A/57/122. See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-seventh Session, Plenary Meetings, 56th meeting (A/57/PV.56), and corrigendum. 3 Formerly known as the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee. 2 02 54008