Welcomes the establishment, at the initiative of the Conference on Resolving the Problems, Defining the Opportunities: A Project for Peace, hosted by UN at its Headquarters in Jan. 1989, of the Institute of East-West Dynamics, working in close cooperation with UN, and created to assist societies in transition in developing their democratic institutions and market mechanisms through transfer of professional and technical expertise; recommends to the Institute, in its further activities, to take into account the need to examine the issues relating to, and problems arising from, the transition, so as to ease the readjustment burden and thus avert or alleviate resulting tensions which may undermine international stability and peace; expresses the hope that the Institute and its activities and programmes will receive the widest possible support through voluntary contributions made by Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, foundations, concerned individuals and the private sector; requests the Secretary-General to take appropriate measures in order to provide for cooperation between the Institute and the competent UN bodies.

Adopted without vote, 38th meeting

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Adopted at the 38th plenary meeting, 31 Oct. 1991.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 46th session, Volume 1, 17 September-20 December 1991. - A/46/49. - 1992. - p. 18. - (GAOR, 46th sess., Suppl. no. 49).