Renewal of the Dialogue on Strengthening International Economic Cooperation for Development Through Partnership

A/RES/50/122View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 100 Renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership, published in 1996.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 1994–2000

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/54/213

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2000	A/RES/54/213	Renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership	558	31%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/186	Renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership	409	23%Compare
1997	A/RES/51/174	Renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership	366	35%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/122	Renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership	622	33%Compare
1995	A/RES/49/95	Renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership	458	19%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Economic Cooperation Economic Growth Interdependence Sustainable Development

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership;²

²A/50/480.

Reaffirms that such a dialogue should be conducted in response to the imperatives of mutual interests and benefits, genuine interdependence, shared responsibility and the partnership for achieving sustained economic growth and sustainable development as well as improving the international economic environment that is conducive to such development, and that the United Nations should reinforce its activities in order to facilitate such a dialogue;

Stresses the need to put development at the centre of United Nations activities and that the United Nations has a central role to play in promoting international economic cooperation for development and in bringing development issues to the attention of the international community;

Recognizes that the ongoing discussions in the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group of the General Assembly on an Agenda for Development and its outcome aim at strengthening constructive dialogue with a view to enhancing and revitalizing international economic cooperation for development through increased partnership among and between countries;

Agrees to hold a high-level dialogue for a period of two days at the fifty-first session of the General Assembly - the date, modalities and focus of the discussion to be decided on in the context of the outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on an Agenda for Development and the decision taken on the adoption of the agenda - on the theme of the social and economic impact of globalization and interdependence and their policy implications, and requests the Secretary-General, in close cooperation with Governments, relevant organizations and other development actors, to make initial preparations for such a dialogue;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit further recommendations for enhancing the dialogue, taking into consideration agreed conclusions 1995/1 of 28 July 1995 of the Economic and Social Council on coordinated follow-up by the United Nations system and implementation of the results of the major international conferences organized by the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields,³ the outcome of the ongoing discussions in the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on an Agenda for Development, and on restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields;

³See A/50/3, chap. III, para. 22.

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session for its consideration, recommendations on possible future themes for dialogue, including the issues of regional integration and of new information technology and the global economy;

Further requests the Secretary-General to elaborate his proposals to convene special sessions of the General Assembly, on major issues relevant to the dialogue on international economic cooperation for development, including those identified in an agenda for development;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first session, under the item entitled "Agenda for development", a sub-item entitled "Renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership".

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