Cooperation Between the United Nations and the League of Arab States

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 27 Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States, published in 1993.

What other versions does this mandate have?

34 versions · 1981–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/12

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/12	Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States	814	49%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/17	Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States	728	51%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/11	Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States	822	41%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/267	Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States	891	52%Compare
2016	A/RES/71/11	Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States	675	41%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2001–2002

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2002	A/57/386	Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/56/40
2001	A/56/474	Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/55/10

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Arab Countries Conferences Consultations Cooperation Between Organizations Regional Cooperation Working Groups

What’s in this document?

20 operative paragraphs

Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary- General; 1/ 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;

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 Geneva on 30 and 31 August 1993; 3/ 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, held at Tunis in 1983, 4/ at Amman in 1985 5/ and at Geneva in 1988 6/ and 1993;

Also expresses its appreciation to the organizational entities of the United Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations for their contributions leading to the success of the general meeting on cooperation between the two organizations;

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

____________ 3/ A/48/468/Add.1, sect. IV.

4/ A/38/299 and Corr.1, sect. V.

5/ See A/40/481/Add.1.

6/ A/43/509/Add.1.

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strengthening of international peace and security, economic development, disarmament, decolonization, self-determination and the eradication of all forms of racism and racial discrimination;

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;

Also 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:

Promotion of contacts and consultations between the counterpart programmes of the United Nations system;

Setting up joint sectoral inter-agency working groups;

Calls upon the specialized agencies and other organizations and programmes of the United Nations system:

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;

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;

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;

To inform the Secretary-General, not later than 15 May 1994, 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;

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, and inter-agency sectoral meetings should be organized annually on areas of priority and wide importance in the development of the Arab States;

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Recommends that the next 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 be held during 1995;

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;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session a progress report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-ninth session the item entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States".

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