At its 78th plenary meeting, on 23 December 2003, the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Second Committee:45
(a) Took note of the report of the Secretary-General on the impact of new biotechnologies, with particular attention to sustainable development, including food security, health and economic productivity;46
(b) Requested that the report be circulated at the Global Biotechnology Forum, to be held at Concepción, Chile, from 2 to 5 March 2004;
(c) Reiterated the invitation in its resolution 57/237 of 20 December 2002 to the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to include in his report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session a section on the outcome of the Global Biotechnology Forum.
