UNITED NATIONS, New York -- Iran Tuesday urged the UN General Assembly to implement the outcomes of the Johannesburg summit and the Monterrey Conference, stressing the importance of those international conferences for the future of multilateralism.

Iran's permanent representative to the UN Mohammad-Javad Zarif told the second committee of the 57th UN General Assembly that the implementation of the substantive follow-up mechanism of the Monterrey Conference should be commensurate with the requirements for long-term development in developing countries.

"While pursuing a consolidated and cooperative approach to implementation, the international community needs to ensure that important stakeholders continue to participate fully and to increase their substantive interaction," he said.

Zarif said it was also important that the General Assembly take the decision to follow up on the implementation of the Johannesburg summit's outcomes.

The importance of those international conferences was not due solely to the substantive issues discussed, he said, but also to their long-term implications for the future of multilateralism.

Zarif recalled a gradual downgrading of developmental aspects within frameworks for multilateral work and activities.

Still, he said, it is satisfactory to see that both the Monterrey and Johannesburg declarations had reaffirmed the commitment of world leaders to strengthen multilateralism by recognizing the leadership role of the United Nations.

"Furthermore, because it is now evident that Globalization had failed the poor, and international attention has shifted to the area of peace and security, genuine multilateralism and international cooperation needs a boost," Zarif said.

As a developing country, he said, Iran had high expectations with regard to the development agenda of the United Nations, IRNA reported.

"The successful promotion of substantive, global development would promote a more humane, and thus more secure, international environment for humankind," Zarif reiterated, adding that poverty eradication in its broad interpretation should continue to be the main pillar of the organization's work.

Yet, he added, the major factor constraining its role was declining financial resources for multilateral assistance and lack of resources at the domestic level.

"The provision of resources for operational activities should be predictable, continuous and assured, as well as commensurate with the needs of developing countries," Iran's envoy said.