A/RES/52/92 Page 8 4. Reaffirms that, at its special session, it will address the issues on the basis of the principle of shared responsibility and with full respect for the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and international law, in particular respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States; 5. Invites the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to continue to take all necessary measures to ensure adequate preparation of the special session; 6. Takes note of Economic and Social Council decision 1997/234, of 21 July 1997, in which the Council decided that the Commission on Narcotic Drugs should devote at least five days at its forty-first session to the preparation of the special session ; 7. Notes with appreciation the initiatives of Member States aimed at providing inputs to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in its capacity as the preparatory body for the special session, including the convening of groups of high-level governmental experts; 8. Recognizes the important role played by non-governmental organizations in the implementation of the Global Programme of Action contained in the annex to its resolution S-17/2 of 23 February 1990, and recognizes the need for their active involvement in preparations for the special session, as well as the need to ensure appropriate arrangements for their substantive contribution and active involvement during the special session, and, in that context, invites the President of the General Assembly to propose to Member States, in consultation with them, appropriate modalities for the effective involvement of non-governmental organizations in the special session; 9. Decides to invite States members of the specialized agencies of the United Nations that are not members of the United Nations to participate in the work of the special session in the capacity of observers; 10. Reaffirms the objectives of the special session contained in section IV, paragraphs 11 and 12, of resolution 51/64, which provide the basis for the draft agenda of the special session; 11. Welcomes Economic and Social Council decision 1997/239 of 21 July 1997 on the preparations for the special session; 12. Invites the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, in its capacity as the preparatory body, to report to the General Assembly at its special session on the preparations for the special session; 13. Stresses the importance of taking into account a gender perspective in preparing the reports of the special session; 14. Urges organs, organizations and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, including multilateral development banks, to contribute fully to the preparations for the special session, in particular by submitting, as soon as possible, to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, acting as the preparatory body for the special session, through the Executive Director of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme, concrete recommendations on the issues to be addressed by the special session; 15. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary support to ensure the success of the special session and to give particular attention to the need for raising global awareness of the holding of the special session and of its importance; /...