United Nations General Assembly A/RES/57/37 Distr.: General 15 January 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 22 (p) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/57/L.21 and Add.1)] 57/37. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 56/41 of 7 December 2001, Noting with satisfaction the report of the Secretary General, 1 Recalling that one of the purposes of the United Nations is to achieve international cooperation in addressing international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character, Bearing in mind that one of the purposes of the Pacific Islands Forum, established in 1971, is to promote regional cooperation among its members through trade, investment, economic development and political and international affairs, Welcoming the ongoing efforts towards closer cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum and its associated institutions, Bearing in mind the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations on the existence of regional arrangements or agencies for dealing with such matters relating to the maintenance of international peace and security as are appropriate for regional action and other activities consistent with the purposes and principles of the United Nations, Welcoming the assistance given by the United Nations towards the maintenance of peace and security in the Pacific Islands Forum region, Welcoming also the fact that in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, adopted in its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, heads of State and Government resolved to address the special needs of small island developing States by implementing the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small _______________ 1 02 54014 A/57/475.