Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Organization of American States

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 21 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States, published in 1994.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 1987–2005

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/59/257

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2005	A/RES/59/257	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States	939	29%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/157	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States	672	73%Compare
2000	A/RES/55/15	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States	621	68%Compare
1998	A/RES/53/9	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States	564	37%Compare
1996	A/RES/51/4	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States	795	56%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2002–2005

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2005	A/60/342	Contribution made by the Department of Management to the improvement of management practices, and time-bound plan for the reduction of duplication, complexity and bureaucracy in the United Nations administrative processes and procedures report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/59/257
2002	A/57/267	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/55/15

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Consultations Cooperation Between Organizations Dispute Settlement Election Verification Elections Haiti Natural Disasters Preventive Diplomacy Special Missions

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

A/49/450.

A/47/277-S/24111.

A/48/935.

Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States, as well as of his efforts to strengthen that cooperation;

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his initiative in meeting with heads of regional organizations on 1 August 1994 and recommends that similar meetings be held more frequently;

Expresses its satisfaction at the close cooperation between the two organizations and, in particular, the joint operations of the International Civilian Mission to Haiti, as well as over the work carried out by the former Special Envoy of the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the Organization of American States in relation to the situation in Haiti;

Welcomes the offer of the Chairman of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States to the President of the Security Council concerning the readiness of the Organization of American States to cooperate with the United Nations in its efforts to improve measures for the prevention and peaceful solution of regional and international conflicts;

Also expresses its satisfaction at the close cooperation between the two organizations in the observation and verification of the electoral process, and recognizes the effectiveness of that cooperation when it is requested by national authorities;

Welcomes the meeting between the Secretary-General and the new Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, soon after the latter took office, as well as regular meetings between their representatives throughout the period under review;

Requests both Secretaries-General, or their representatives, to resume consultations with a view to signing during 1995 an agreement for cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States;

Approves the conclusions and recommendations of the second general meeting between representatives of the two organizations held in May 1993, as well as the sectoral meeting on natural disasters management in the Americas, held in April 1994, and urges the relevant authorities of both organizations to take the necessary steps to implement those recommendations and promote further cooperation;

Recommends that a third general meeting between representatives of the United Nations system and the Organization of American States be held in 1995 to continue to review and appraise progress, and that sectoral and focal point meetings be held on areas of priority or mutually agreed issues;

Expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the Secretary-General in the promotion of cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States and expresses the hope that he will continue to strengthen and broaden the mechanism for cooperation between the two organizations;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first session the item entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States".

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