A/RES/52/92 Page 10 6. Notes with appreciation the efforts made by the Executive Director of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme to comply with the approved format and methodology of the programme budget of the Fund and to improve the budget presentation for the biennium 1996-1997 and the proposed outline for the biennium for 1998-1999, in accordance with relevant resolutions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the General Assembly and the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, and encourages the Executive Director to continue his efforts to improve the presentation of the budget; 7. Stresses the importance of the meetings of heads of national drug law enforcement agencies, and encourages them to consider ways to improve their functioning and to strengthen their impact so as to enhance cooperation in the fight against drugs at the regional level; 8. Also stresses the need to strengthen United Nations activities in the field of narcotic drugs, and takes note of Economic and Social Council resolution 1997/37 of 21 July 1997 entitled "Review of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme: strengthening the United Nations machinery for international drug control within the scope of the existing international drug control treaties and in accordance with the basic principles of the Charter of the United Nations"; VII 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;14 2. Requests the Secretary-General, taking into account the promotion of integrated reporting: (a) To include in his annual report on the implementation of the Global Programme of Action recommendations on ways and means to improve implementation and provision of information by Member States; (b) To submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session an updated report on the status of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988.10 70th plenary meeting 12 December 1997 14 A/52/296.