General Assembly

Distr. GENERAL  

5 December 1991

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                                             A/RES/46/24
                                             64th plenary meeting
                                             5 December 1991
 
         Cooperation between the United Nations and the
                    League of Arab States
 
  The General Assembly,
 
  Recalling its previous resolutions on the promotion of cooperation between
the United Nations and the League of Arab States,
 
  Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between
the United Nations and the League of Arab States,
 
  Recalling the decision of the Council of the League of Arab States that it
considers the League as a regional organization within the meaning of Chapter
VIII of the Charter of the United Nations,
 
  Noting with appreciation the desire of the League of Arab States to
consolidate and develop the existing ties with the United Nations in all areas
relating to the maintenance of international peace and security, and to
cooperate in every possible way with the United Nations in the implementation
of United Nations resolutions relating to Lebanon and to the question of
Palestine and the situation in the Middle East,
 
  Aware of the vital importance for the countries members of the League of
Arab States of achieving a just, comprehensive and durable solution to the
Middle East conflict and the question of Palestine, the core of the conflict,
 
  Realizing that the strengthening of international peace and security is
directly related, inter alia, to economic development, disarmament,
decolonization, self-determination and the eradication of all forms of racism
and racial discrimination,
 
  Convinced that the maintenance and further strengthening of cooperation
between the United Nations system and the League of Arab States contribute to
the promotion of the purposes and principles of the United Nations,
 
  Also convinced of the need for more efficient and coordinated utilization of
available economic and financial resources to promote common objectives of the
two organizations,
 
  Recognizing the need for closer cooperation between the United Nations
system and the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations in
realizing the goals and objectives set forth in the Strategy for Joint Arab
Economic Development adopted by the Eleventh Arab Summit Conference, held at
Amman in November 1980,
 
  Having heard the statement of 5 December 1991 on cooperation between the
United Nations and the League of Arab States, and having noted the emphasis
placed therein on follow-up actions and procedures on the recommendations in
the political, social, cultural and administrative fields adopted at the
meetings between the representatives of the General Secretariat of the League
of Arab States and its specialized organizations and the secretariats of the
United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system, as well
as on the recommendations relating to political matters contained in the
relevant resolutions of the General Assembly,
 
  1.  Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General;
 
  2.  Commends the continued efforts of the League of Arab States to promote
multilateral cooperation among Arab States and requests the United Nations
system to continue to lend its support;
 
  3.  Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the follow-up
action taken by him to implement the proposals adopted at the meetings between
the representatives of the secretariats of the United Nations and other
organizations of the United Nations system and the General Secretariat of the
League of Arab States and its specialized organizations, held at Tunis in
1983, at Amman in 1985 and at Geneva in 1988;
 
  4.  Expresses its appreciation also to the Secretary-General for his efforts
to implement Security Council resolution 425 (1978) of 19 March 1978 and
commends the League of Arab States and its Tripartite High Committee for their
endeavours to promote the peace process and reconstruction efforts in Lebanon;
 
  5.  Requests the Secretary-General to continue to strengthen cooperation
with the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States for the purpose of
implementing United Nations resolutions relating to the question of Palestine
and the situation in the Middle East in order to achieve a just, comprehensive
and durable solution to the Middle East conflict and the question of
Palestine, the core of the conflict;
 
  6.  Requests the Secretariat of the United Nations and the General
Secretariat of the League of Arab States, within their respective fields of
competence, to intensify further their cooperation towards the realization of
the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the
strengthening of international peace and security, economic development,
disarmament, decolonization, self-determination and the eradication of all
forms of racism and racial discrimination;
 
  7.  Also requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to
strengthen cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and other
organizations of the United Nations system and the League of Arab States and
its specialized organizations in order to enhance their capacity to serve the
mutual interests of the two organizations in the political, economic, social,
humanitarian, cultural and administrative fields;
 
  8.  Further requests the Secretary-General to continue to coordinate the
follow-up action to facilitate the implementation of the proposals of a
multilateral nature adopted at the Tunis meeting in 1983, and to take
appropriate action regarding the proposals adopted at previous meetings,
including the following:
 
  (a)  Promotion of contacts and consultations between the counterpart
programmes of the United Nations system;
 
  (b)  Setting up joint sectoral inter-agency working groups;
 
  9.  Calls upon the specialized agencies and other organizations and
programmes of the United Nations system:
 
  (a)  To continue to cooperate with the Secretary-General and among
themselves, as well as with the League of Arab States and its specialized
organizations, in the follow-up of multilateral proposals aimed at
strengthening and expanding cooperation in all fields between the United
Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized
organizations;
 
  (b)  To maintain and increase contacts and improve the mechanism of
consultation with the counterpart programmes, organizations and agencies
concerned regarding projects and programmes, in order to facilitate their
implementation;
 
  (c)  To associate whenever possible with organizations and institutions of
the League of Arab States in the execution and implementation of development
projects in the Arab region;
 
  (d)  To inform the Secretary-General, not later than 15 May 1992, of the
progress of their cooperation with the League of Arab States and its
specialized organizations, in particular the follow-up action taken on the
multilateral and bilateral proposals adopted at the previous meetings between
the two organizations;
 
  10.  Decides that, in order to intensify cooperation and for the purpose of
review and appraisal of progress as well as to prepare comprehensive periodic
reports, a general meeting between the United Nations system and the League of
Arab States should take place once every two years, the next general meeting
to be held in 1992, and inter-agency sectoral meetings should be organized
annually on areas of priority and wide importance in the development of the
Arab States;
 
  11.  Takes note of the intention of the League of Arab States to hold a
high-level Arab regional meeting on children in 1992 and requests the
Secretary-General of the United Nations and the organizations and agencies of
the United Nations system to cooperate with the League of Arab States in the
furtherance of this objective;
 
  12.  Recommends that the United Nations and the other organizations of the
United Nations system should utilize Arab expertise to the extent possible in
projects undertaken in the Arab region;
 
  13.  Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations in cooperation
with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, to encourage periodic
consultation between representatives of the Secretariat of the United Nations
and of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States to review and
strengthen coordination mechanisms with a view to accelerating implementation
and follow-up action of multilateral projects, proposals and recommendations
adopted by the meetings between the two organizations;
 
  14.  Recommends that the next general meeting between the United Nations
system and the League of Arab States address itself to the development of a
mechanism for enhancing cooperation between the two organizations;
 
  15.  Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
forty-seventh session a progress report on the implementation of the present
resolution;
 
  16.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-seventh
session the item entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and the
League of Arab States".