A/RES/54/8 Page 2 Bearing in mind that the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American Economic System has carried out programmes with the support of the United Nations Development Programme in areas that are considered of priority for the economic and social development of the region, Considering that the Latin American Economic System is developing joint activities with the specialized agencies and other organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Intellectual Property Organization, Welcoming the continued monitoring of changes in the treatment of topics relating to the United Nations system, in close contact with the delegations of the Member States participating in such deliberations, 1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General;1 2. Urges the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean to continue deepening its coordination and mutual support activities with the Latin American Economic System; 3. Urges the United Nations Development Programme, within its new overall framework and highpriority development objectives in support of sustainable human development, to renew its financial and technical cooperation with the programmes that the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American Economic System is carrying out in areas of mutual interest and concern, aimed at complementing the technical assistance activities conducted by the Latin American Economic System; 4. Urges the specialized agencies and other organizations, funds and programmes of the United Nations system to continue and intensify their support for, and cooperation in the activities of, the Latin American Economic System; 5. Requests both the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American Economic System to assess, at the appropriate time, the implementation of the Agreement between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution. 38th plenary meeting 25 October 1999