The General Assembly,
 
      Recognizing that the enhancement of international cooperation is
essential for the effective promotion and protection of human rights,
 
      Reaffirming its commitment to promote international cooperation, as set
forth in the Charter of the United Nations, in particular in Article 1,
paragraph 3, as well as relevant provisions of the Vienna Declaration and
Programme of Action, adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25
June 1993, to enhance genuine cooperation among Member States in the field of
human rights,
 
      Encouraging the Working Group on Human Rights of the Third Committee to
continue its efforts to implement section II, paragraph 17, of the Vienna
Declaration and Programme of Action, giving due consideration to ways and
means to promote international cooperation in the field of human rights with a
view to accomplishing its mandate before the conclusion of the fifty-first
session of the General Assembly,
 
      1.    Supports the consultations initiated during the fifty-second
session of the Commission on Human Rights on the need to promote international
cooperation through genuine and constructive dialogue on the basis of mutual
respect and equality of States;
 
      2.    Invites the Commission on Human Rights to pursue the matter with a
view to reaching a successful conclusion of this initiative, preferably by the
fifty-third session of the Commission.