United Nations General Assembly A/RES/58/231 Distr.: General 11 March 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 12 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2003 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/58/495 and Corr.1)] 58/231. Public administration and development The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 50/225 of 19 April 1996, 53/201 of 15 December 1998, 56/213 of 21 December 2001 and 57/277 of 20 December 2002 on public administration and development, as well as Economic and Social Council resolution 2001/45 of 20 December 2001, Stressing the need for capacity-building initiatives aimed at institutionbuilding, human resources development, strengthening financial management and harnessing the power of information and technology, Recalling that 2006 will mark the tenth anniversary of the resumed fiftieth session of the General Assembly, on public administration and development, Welcoming the adoption of the Ibero-American Charter for the Public Service at the fifth Ibero-American Conference of Ministers for Public Administration and State Reform, held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, on 26 and 27 June 2003, 1 Expressing its deep appreciation for the generosity of the Government of Mexico in hosting the fifth Global Forum on Reinventing Government, held in Mexico City from 3 to 7 November 2003, Welcoming e-Government initiatives as a tool to promote development, Welcoming also the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, 2 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the role of public administration in the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration; 3 2. Reiterates that efficient, accountable, effective and transparent public administration, at both the national and international levels, has a key role to play in the implementation of the internationally agreed development goals, including those _______________ 1 A/58/193, annex II. Resolution 58/4, annex. 3 A/58/152. 2 03 50838