{"id":189615,"date":"1988-10-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=189615"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:37:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:37:38","slug":"auto-insert-189615","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-189615\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperation between UN and LAS – GA resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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43\/3.   Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>The General Assembly,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Recalling its previous resolutions on the promotion of co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States, in particular resolution 42\/5 of 15 October 1987,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Recalling the Articles of the Charter of the United Nations which encourage activities through regional arrangements for the promotion of the purposes and principles of the United Nations,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>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 co-operate in every possible way with the United Nations in the implementation of United Nations resolutions relating to the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>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,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Realizing that the strengthening of international peace and security is directly related, inter alia, to disarmament, decolonization, self-determination and the eradication of all forms of racism and racial discrimination,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Taking note with satisfaction of the second joint meeting of the representatives of the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system and the representatives of the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations, held at Geneva from 29 June to 1 July 1988, as called for in General Assembly resolution 42\/5, to evaluate the progress achieved in their co-operation during the past five years,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Convinced that the maintenance and further strengthening of co-operation between the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system and the League of Arab States contribute to the work of the United Nations system and to the promotion of the purposes and principles of the United Nations,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Recognizing the need for closer co-operation 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 from 25 to 27 November 1980,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Taking note with appreciation that consultations have been initiated for the purpose of drafting an agreement of co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Having heard the statement of the Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States of 17 October 1988 on co-operation 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 and cultural 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, held at Tunis from 28 June to 1 July 1983 and at Geneva from 29 June to 1 July 1988, as well as on the recommendations relating to political matters contained in the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>1.\t<\/span>Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>2.\t<\/span>Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the follow-up action taken by him on the proposals adopted at the meeting between 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 held at Tunis and the sectoral meeting on social development in the Arab region, held at Amman from 19 to 21 August 1985, as well as to the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system for their efforts to facilitate the implementation of the Tunis and Amman proposals;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>3.\t<\/span>Requests the Secretary-General to continue to strengthen co-operation 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;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>4.\t<\/span>Requests the Secretariat of the United Nations and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, within their respective fields of competence, further to intensify their co-operation towards the realization of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the strengthening of international peace and security, disarmament, decolonization, self-determination and the eradication of all forms of racism and racial discrimination;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>5.\t<\/span>Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to strengthen co-operation and co-ordination 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 and cultural fields;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>6.\t<\/span>Requests the Secretary-General to continue to co-ordinate 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 multilateral proposals adopted at the Amman meeting in 1985, and at the Geneva meeting in 1988, including the following measures:<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>(a)\t<\/span>Promotion of contacts and consultations between the counterpart programmes, organizations and agencies concerned;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\t<\/span>7.\t<\/span>Calls upon the specialized agencies and other organizations and programmes of the United Nations system:<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>(a)\t<\/span>To continue to co-operate with the Secretary-General and the programmes, organizations and agencies concerned within the United Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations in the follow-up of multilateral proposals aimed at strengthening and expanding co-operation in all fields between the United Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>(b)\t<\/span>To maintain and increase contacts and consultations with the counterpart programmes, organizations and agencies concerned regarding projects of a bilateral nature, in order to facilitate their implementation;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>(c)\t<\/span>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;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>(d)\t<\/span>To inform the Secretary-General, not later than 15 May 1989, of the progress of their co-operation 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 Tunis, Amman and Geneva meetings;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\t<\/span>8.\t<\/span>Takes note with appreciation of the regional workshop on human resources development in the Arab region convened in Kuwait on 28 and 29 November 1987, in implementation of paragraph 6 (c) of resolution 41\/4;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>9.\t<\/span>Decides that, in order to intensify co-operation 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 three years and inter-agency sectoral meetings should be organized annually on areas of priority and wide importance in the development of the Arab States, the time and place to be determined by consultations between the United Nations and the League of Arab States;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>10.\t<\/span>Recommends that, in order to make the already existing co-operation comprehensive and meaningful, as well as to give it a legal and formal status, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States should take necessary steps to conclude an agreement of co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States when the text of such an agreement is finalized by the two organizations, as called for in paragraph 10 of General Assembly resolution 42\/5;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>11.  Invites the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States to initiate consultations for the purpose of holding a preparatory meeting in 1989 between the Department of Disarmament Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat and the League of Arab States with a view to considering the possibility of holding a seminar on disarmament matters in the Arab region in 1990;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>12.\t<\/span>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;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>13.\t<\/span>Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in close co-operation with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, to hold periodic consultations, as and when appropriate, between representatives of the Secretariat of the United Nations and of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States on follow-up policies, projects, actions and procedures;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>14.\t<\/span>Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session a progress report on the implementation of the present resolution;<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>15.\t<\/span>Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-fourth session the item entitled "Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States".<\/p><\/div>\n

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