Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community

A/RES/52/204View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 99a Operational activities for development of the United Nations System, published in 1998.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1994–2007

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/61/51

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2007	A/RES/61/51	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community	988	45%Compare
2005	A/RES/59/140	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community	624	21%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/44	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community	1,683	—
2000	A/RES/54/227	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community	—	—
1998	A/RES/52/204	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community	1,265	33%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Angola Cooperation Between Organizations Development Assistance Economic Assistance Landmines Mine Clearance Reconstruction Regional Cooperation Shared Water Resources Southern Africa

What’s in this document?

18 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;³

³A/52/400.

Commends the States Members of the United Nations and organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system that have maintained, enhanced and initiated development cooperation with the Southern African Development Community;

Calls upon the States Members of the United Nations and organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system that have not yet established contact and relationships with the Community to explore the possibility of doing so;

Expresses its appreciation to the international community for the financial, technical and material support given to the Community;

Renews its appeal to the international community to maintain current levels of, and increase where appropriate, its financial, technical and material support to the Community in order to enable it to implement fully its programme of action and to meet the reconstruction and rehabilitation needs of the region;

Appeals to the international community and to relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to extend appropriate assistance to the Community in order to enable it to advance further the process of regional economic integration;

Welcomes the economic and political achievements and reforms undertaken within the Community, including the implementation of its programme of action, which are intended to address better the challenges of regional cooperation and integration now and into the next millennium;

Also welcomes the Community's efforts to make southern Africa a landmine-free zone, which resulted from a decision of the Community to de-mine the region and reclaim the land for productive purposes, and in this context takes note of the Declaration on Anti-personnel Landmines issued by the Community at its seventeenth Summit Meeting of Heads of State or Government at Blantyre, Malawi, on 8 September 1997, and appeals to the United Nations, its related bodies and the international community to assist and support the Community in its efforts;

Appeals to the United Nations, its related organs and the international community to assist the Community, with the appropriate resources, in implementing the programmes and decisions adopted by various United Nations world conferences, with specific emphasis on the enhancement of the role of women in the development process;

Appeals to the international community as well as to the United Nations system to continue to extend much-needed assistance to those countries of the Community that are engaged in the process of national reconstruction so as to enable them to consolidate their efforts to establish a democracy and enhance the implementation of their national development programmes;

Expresses its appreciation for the substantial contributions of Member States, United Nations organizations and non-governmental organizations towards meeting the needs of the Angolan people, and encourages additional substantial contributions;

Appeals to the international community to comply with all relevant Security Council resolutions on Angola pertaining to the peace process, which, together with other efforts, would facilitate the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Angolan economy;

Expresses its conviction of the importance of sound, inclusive development strategies to avoid conflict and dislocation, recognizes the value of international cooperation, peacemaking and peacekeeping efforts, and stresses the need for the international community to continue to assist those countries receiving refugees in coping with the resulting economic, social, humanitarian and environmental challenges;

Appeals to the United Nations and the international community to assist in the strengthening of the region's capacity for sustainable water resource management and to respond generously with respect to the drought situation in southern Africa, so that famine may be averted in the region, by supporting the region in its drought preparedness and management strategies, especially through the strengthening of its capacity in drought mitigation, drought-monitoring, early warning and preparedness;

Appeals to the United Nations, its related organs and the international community to extend appropriate assistance to the Community Water Sector and to States members of the Community in order that they may advance further in the implementation of the Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems of 1995 and in their preparations for the Community Water Sector Round-table Conference scheduled for October 1998;

Calls upon the international community to consider supporting the creation of special economic zones and development corridors in the Community, especially the Maputo Development Corridor,⁴ which is already under implementation with the active participation of the private sector;

⁴See A/52/400, paras. 28 and 29.

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community, to continue to intensify contacts aimed at promoting and harmonizing cooperation between the United Nations and the Community;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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