General Assembly

Distr. GENERAL  

20 November 1995

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                                                 A/RES/50/16
                                                 67th plenary meeting
                                                 20 November 1995
 
            50/16. 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 of 3 October 1995
on cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States,
 
      Recalling also the decision of the Council of the League of Arab States
that it considers the League a regional organization within the meaning of
Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations,
 
      Noting the desire of both organizations to consolidate, develop and
enhance further the ties existing between them in the political, economic,
social, humanitarian, cultural and administrative fields,
 
      Taking into account the report of the Secretary-General entitled "An
Agenda for Peace", in particular section VII, concerning cooperation with
regional arrangements and organizations, and the "Supplement to An Agenda for
Peace",
 
      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,
 
      Convinced also 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 of both organizations,
 
      Welcoming the results of the general meeting on cooperation between the
representatives of the secretariats of the United Nations system and the
General Secretariat of the League of Arab States and its specialized
organizations, held at Vienna from 19 to 21 July 1995, on the occasion of the
fiftieth anniversary of both the United Nations and the League of Arab States,
 
      Welcoming also the meeting on peace held at United Nations Headquarters
on 1 August 1994 between the Secretary-General and heads of regional
organizations,
 
      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.    Takes note of the conclusions and recommendations adopted at the
general meeting on cooperation between the representatives of the secretariats
of the United Nations system and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab
States and its specialized organizations, held at Vienna, contained in the
final document which has been transmitted by the United Nations Secretariat to
all participating United Nations organizations and the General Secretariat of
the League of Arab States;
 
      4.    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,
including most recently the meeting held at Vienna in 1995;
 
      5.    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;
 
      6.    Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his
initiative in meeting with heads of regional organizations on 1 August 1994,
and looks forward to seeing such meetings organized again;
 
      7.    Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to
strengthen cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and other
organizations and agencies 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.    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 1996, 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;
 
      9.    Also calls upon the specialized agencies and other organizations
and programmes of the United Nations system to intensify cooperation with the
League of Arab States and its specialized organizations in the following
priority sectors, namely, energy, rural development, desertification and green
belts, training and vocational training, technology, environment, and
information and documentation;
 
      10.   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 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 at the meetings between the two organizations;
 
      11.   Decides that, in order to enhance cooperation and for the purpose
of review and appraisal of progress, a general meeting between the United
Nations system and the League of Arab States should take place once every two
years, and inter-agency sectoral meetings should be organized regularly on
areas of priority and wide importance in the development of the Arab States,
on the basis of agreement between the counterpart programmes of the United
Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized
organizations;
 
      12.   Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General
Assembly at its fifty-first session a progress report on the implementation of
the present resolution;
 
      13.   Also decides to include in the provisional agenda of its
fifty-first session the item entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations
and the League of Arab States".