A/RES/58/231. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2003

• Resolution Number: A/RES/58/231
• Year: 2003
• Session: 58th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/58/231

General Assembly Distr.: General

11 March 2004

Fifty-eighth session

Agenda item 12

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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 institution-

building, 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,

Wel co mi ng

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,

Wel co mi ng

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

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1 A/58/193, annex II.

2 Resolution 58/4, annex.

3 A/58/152.