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 2000.

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?

12 subjects

Americas Cooperation Between Organizations Democratization Economic Integration Information Exchange Inter-Agency Cooperation Poverty Mitigation Regional Cooperation Statistics Women in Development Women's Advancement Youth Policy

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States1 and his efforts to strengthen that cooperation;

Also takes note with satisfaction of the exchanges of information between the United Nations and the Organization of American States in the context of the work of the International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti and of the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala;

Recognizes the work of the Organization of American States towards the promotion of democracy in the Americas, in the field of regional cooperation and in connection with its task of coordination with the United Nations;

Welcomes the efforts of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen cooperation with inter-American institutions in various fields, including hemispheric integration, statistics and women and development;

Recommends that a general meeting of representatives of the United Nations system and of the Organization of American States be held in 2001 for the continued review and appraisal of cooperation programmes and of other matters to be mutually decided upon;

Expresses its satisfaction at the exchange with the Organization of American States of information and substantive reports on the advancement in the status of women, on matters relating to youth and on the eradication of poverty;

Emphasizes that the cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States should be undertaken in accordance with their respective mandates, scope and composition and be suited to each specific situation, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;

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

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

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