Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 31 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, published in 2000.

What other versions does this mandate have?

33 versions · 1966–2002

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/56/48

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/56/48	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity	2,168	49%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/218	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity	1,136	36%Compare
2000	A/RES/54/94	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity	1,725	47%Compare
1999	A/RES/53/91	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity	1,696	65%Compare
1997	A/RES/52/20	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity	2,139	90%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Africa Children in Armed Conflicts Cooperation Between Organizations Displaced Persons Economic Integration Globalization Information Exchange Peacekeeping Operations Refugee Assistance Regional Cooperation Sustainable Development Training Programmes

What’s in this document?

28 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity1 and of his efforts to strengthen that cooperation and to implement the relevant resolutions;

Notes the contribution made by the United Nations Liaison Office with the Organization of African Unity since its establishment in April 1998;

Notes with appreciation the continued and increasing participation of the Organization of African Unity in the work of the United Nations, its organs and specialized agencies, and its constructive contribution to that work;

Calls upon the United Nations organs, in particular the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council, to enhance the involvement of the Organization of African Unity in all their activities concerning Africa;

Expresses its appreciation for the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa,7 and encourages the early implementation of the recommendations contained therein by the United Nations, its organs and specialized agencies, in their respective areas of competence, as well as by Member States;

Calls upon the United Nations to enhance its cooperation, coordination and exchange of information with the Organization of African Unity, in the following areas:

Prevention of conflict through the promotion of a culture of peace, tolerance and harmonious relations in Africa;

Peaceful settlement of disputes and maintenance of international peace and security in Africa, as provided for under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations;

Invites the United Nations to intensify its assistance to the Organization of African Unity in strengthening the institutional and operational capacity of its Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution in Africa, in particular in the following areas:

Development of its early-warning system;

Technical assistance and training of civilian and military personnel, including a staff exchange programme;

Exchange and coordination of information, including between the early-warning systems of the two organizations;

Logistical support, including in the area of demining;

Mobilization of financial support, including through the trust funds of the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity;

Urges the United Nations to encourage donor countries, in consultation with the Organization of African Unity, to provide adequate funding and training for African countries in their efforts to enhance their peacekeeping capabilities, with a view to enabling those countries to participate actively in peacekeeping operations within the framework of the United Nations;

Calls upon all Member States and regional and international organizations, in particular those of the United Nations system, as well as non-governmental organizations, to provide appropriate assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as to the African host countries, and to ensure the security and neutrality of refugee camps and settlements;

Encourages the United Nations, through the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, to assist the Organization of African Unity and its special committee on children and armed conflict in their efforts to ensure the protection and the welfare of children affected by conflicts in Africa;

Notes with appreciation the assistance provided by the United Nations and its agencies to African countries in the context of strengthening the democratization process, and calls for the continuation of this support in the areas of education for democracy, election observation, human rights, freedom and the rule of law, including technical support to the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights;

Welcomes the priority accorded by the United Nations system to African development and, in this regard, stresses the need to continue and increase economic and technical assistance to African countries;

Urges the Secretary-General, Member States and regional and international organizations, in particular those of the United Nations system, to support the strengthening of the African Economic Community;

Requests the agencies of the United Nations system working in Africa to include in their programmes at the national, subregional and regional levels activities that will enhance African regional economic cooperation and integration;

Calls upon the United Nations agencies to intensify the coordination of their regional programmes in Africa in order to enhance linkages among them, ensure the effective harmonization of their programmes with those of the African regional and subregional economic organizations and create a positive environment for investment;

Emphasizes the urgent need to implement effectively the recommendations arising from the mid-term review of the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s;¹¹

¹¹See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 48 (A/51/48).

Invites the Secretary-General to encourage the closer involvement of the Organization of African Unity in the implementation, follow-up and evaluation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s and beyond, including the conduct of the final review of the implementation of the New Agenda in 2002;

Calls upon the international community to support and enhance the capacity of African countries to take advantage of the opportunities offered by globalization and to overcome the challenges it poses, as a means of ensuring sustained economic growth and sustainable development;

Invites the Secretary-General to develop new effective strategies for the implementation of the recommendations of the annual meeting of the secretariats of the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations, held from 6 to 8 May 1998, as agreed upon by the two organizations in their follow-up meeting held on 21 September 1999;

Calls upon the relevant organizations of the United Nations system to ensure the effective and equitable representation of African men and women at senior and policy levels at their respective headquarters and in their regional field of operations;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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