UN General Assembly
2004

effectiveness of its action. More active interaction between the Security Council and the General Assembly and a better coordination of their roles, as well as enhanced transparency regarding States not members of the Security Council, should form the framework of any future enlargement of the Council. The restructuring of the work of the Economic and Social Council and the Main Committees of the General Assembly should be conducted with determination and courage so that more focused and better organized activities can gain greater relevance and have greater political impact on the substantive problems being addressed. The strengthening of the rule of law on a global scale, as called for by the Secretary-General, and, in particular, the consolidation and ultimate universalization of the International Criminal Court, should be among our highest priorities, along with the protection of human rights — the vital importance of which I would like to emphasize once again. Finally, I would be remiss were I to fail to mention the Secretariat staff and other United Nations personnel, who are carrying out an extraordinarily