A/RES/59/55. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2004

• Resolution Number: A/RES/59/55
• Year: 2004
• Session: 59th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/59/55

General Assembly Distr.: General

8 February 2005

Fifty-ninth session

Agenda item 12

04-47956

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 2004

[without reference to a Main Committee (A/59/L.27/Rev.1 and Add.1)]

59/55. Public administration and development

The General Assembly

,

Recalling

all pertinent resolutions, in particular its resolution 58/231 of

23 December 2003 on public administration and development,

Recalling also

the historic resumed fiftieth session of the General Assembly,

devoted to the subject of the strengthening of public administration and

development,

Stressing

the need for capacity-building and e-Government initiatives as tools

to promote development,

Recognizing

that efficient, accountable, effective and transparent public

administration at both the national and the international levels constitutes a key

factor in development,

Recognizing also

the importance of strengthening public administration

institutions, improving public sector human resources capacity and fostering

knowledge creation and innovation and the utilization of information technology for

development in public administration and in the implementation of internationally

agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations

Millennium Declaration,

1

Welcoming

the adoption of the United Nations Convention against

Corruption,

2

1.

Takes note

of the report of the Secretary-General;

3

2.

Stresses

the importance of United Nations Public Service Day and the

United Nations Public Service Awards in the process of revitalizing public

administration by building a culture of innovation, partnership and responsiveness;

3.

Also stresses

the valuable contribution that the Global Forum on

Reinventing Government has made to the exchange of lessons learned in public

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1 See resolution 55/2.

2 Resolution 58/4, annex.

3 A/59/346.