A/RES/59/221 taking into account the developmental aspects of regional trade agreements, and urges the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in accordance with its mandate, to provide technical inputs in this respect; 20. Notes with appreciation the autonomous steps taken by some countries in providing trade-related assistance and by simplifying administrative procedures to facilitate access to their markets for exports from developing countries; 21. Reaffirms the commitments made at the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, and at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, held in Brussels from 14 to 20 May 2001, 18 in this regard calls upon developed countries that have not already done so to work towards the objective of duty-free, quota-free market access for all least developed country exports, and notes that the consideration of proposals for developing countries to contribute to improved market access for the least developed countries would also be helpful; 22. Welcomes the commitment to actively pursue the work programme of the World Trade Organization with respect to addressing the trade-related issues and concerns affecting the fuller integration of countries with small, vulnerable economies into the multilateral trading system in a manner commensurate with their special circumstances and in support of their efforts towards sustainable development, in accordance with paragraph 35 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration; 23. Recognizes the special problems and needs of the landlocked developing countries within a new global framework for transit transport cooperation for landlocked and transit developing countries, in this regard calls for the full and effective implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action,8 and stresses the need for the implementation of the São Paulo Consensus,13 adopted on 18 June 2004 at the eleventh session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in São Paulo, Brazil, in particular paragraphs 66 and 84 thereof, by the relevant international organizations and donors in a multi-stakeholder approach; 24. Recognizes also the importance of addressing seriously the concerns of commodity-dependent developing countries, owing to the continuing volatility of world commodity prices and other factors, and of supporting the efforts of such countries to restructure, diversify and strengthen the competitiveness of their commodity sectors, and in this regard notes the formation of an international task force on commodities by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; 25. Emphasizes the importance of addressing the concerns of a number of developing countries in respect of the erosion of preferences and the impact of liberalization on their tariff revenues; 26. Stresses the importance of enhancing South-South trade and cooperation in the context of an emerging new trade geography that complements North-South trade and cooperation, and takes note of the decision, adopted in June 2004, to launch the third round of negotiations on the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries; 27. Recognizes that it is important for developing countries and countries with economies in transition to consider reducing trade barriers among themselves; _______________ 18 See A/CONF.191/13. 7