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VIII. STRENGTHENING THE UNITED NATIONS
29. We will spare no effort to make the United Nations a more effective instrument for pursuing all of these
priorities: the fight for development for all the peoples of the world, the fight against poverty, ignorance and
disease; the fight against injustice; the fight against violence, terror and crime; and the fight against the
degradation and destruction of our common home.
30. We resolve therefore:
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To reaffirm the central position of the General Assembly as the chief deliberative, policy-making
and representative organ of the United Nations, and to enable it to play that role effectively.
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To intensify our efforts to achieve a comprehensive reform of the Security Council in all its
aspects.
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To strengthen further the Economic and Social Council, building on its recent achievements, to
help it fulfil the role ascribed to it in the Charter.
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To strengthen the International Court of Justice, in order to ensure justice and the rule of law in
international affairs.
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To encourage regular consultations and coordination among the principal organs of the United
Nations in pursuit of their functions.
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To ensure that the Organization is provided on a timely and predictable basis with the resources
it needs to carry out its mandates.
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To urge the Secretariat to make the best use of those resources, in accordance with clear rules and
procedures agreed by the General Assembly, in the interests of all Member States, by adopting the
best management practices and technologies available and by concentrating on those tasks that
reflect the agreed priorities of Member States.
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To promote adherence to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated
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To ensure greater policy coherence and better cooperation between the United Nations, its
agencies, the Bretton Woods Institutions and the World Trade Organization, as well as other
multilateral bodies, with a view to achieving a fully coordinated approach to the problems of peace
and development.
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To strengthen further cooperation between the United Nations and national parliaments through
their world organization, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in various fields, including peace and
security, economic and social development, international law and human rights and democracy and
gender issues.
Resolution 49/59, annex.
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