A/RES/56/48 Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, held in New York from 9 to 20 July 2001; 15 13. Welcomes the intention of the United Nations, set out in section I of the report of the Secretary-General, 1 to review the programme of cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity in order to address the needs of the African Union during the transitional period; 14. Calls upon United Nations agencies to continue to cooperate with the Organization of African Unity in order to facilitate the transition from the Organization of African Unity to the African Union, to intensify the coordination of their regional programmes in Africa to ensure the effective harmonization of their programmes with those of the African regional and subregional economic organizations and to contribute to creating a positive environment for economic development and investment; 15. Welcomes the leadership efforts of African leaders to develop an Africanowned and African-led framework for action towards the sustainable development of the African continent, and calls upon the United Nations system and the international community to support the New Partnership for Africa’s Development 2 and the ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the substantive session of the Economic and Social Council, 9 and the enhancement of the capacity of African countries to take advantage of the opportunities offered by globalization and overcome the challenges it poses, as a means of ensuring sustained economic growth and sustainable development; 16. Encourages the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity to collaborate closely in the global fight against terrorism and the implementation of the Organization of African Unity Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism6 and the communiqué issued by the Central Organ of the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution; 7 17. Calls upon the United Nations to support actively the efforts of the Organization of African Unity in urging the donor community and, where appropriate, multilateral institutions to strive to meet the agreed target of 0.7 per cent of gross national product for official development assistance, to implement fully, speedily and effectively the enhanced programme of debt relief for the heavily indebted poor countries, and to achieve the goal of securing debt relief in a comprehensive and effective manner in favour of African countries through various national and international measures designed to make their debt sustainable in the long term; 18. Calls upon all Member States and regional and international organizations, in particular those of the United Nations system, as well as nongovernmental organizations, to provide additional assistance to the Organization of African Unity and those Governments in Africa concerned with the problems of refugees, returnees and displaced persons; 19. Calls upon the relevant organizations of the United Nations system to ensure the effective and equitable representation of African men and women at senior and policy levels at their respective headquarters and in their regional fields of operation; _______________ 15 See A/CONF.192/15, para. 24. 5