Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity

A/RES/55/218View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 27 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, published in 2001.

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?

17 subjects

Africa Conflict Management Cooperation Between Organizations Debt Relief Development Assistance Displaced Persons Economic Integration Equality Information Exchange Institutional Machinery Liaison Offices Peacekeeping Operations Refugee Assistance Regional Cooperation Repatriation Sustainable Development Training Programmes

What’s in this document?

19 operative paragraphs

Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General;1

Encourages the Secretary-General to strengthen the capacity of the United Nations Liaison Office with the Organization of African Unity;

Welcomes the continuing participation in and constructive contribution of the Organization of African Unity to the work of the United Nations, its organs and specialized agencies, and calls upon the two organizations to enhance the involvement of the Organization of African Unity in all United Nations activities concerning Africa;

Calls upon the Secretary-General closely to involve the Organization of African Unity in the implementation of the commitments contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration,4 especially those that relate to meeting the special needs of Africa;

Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to implement the recommendations of the annual meeting of the two organizations held in Addis Ababa on 10 and 11 April 2000, in particular those relating to priority programmes of the Organization of African Unity as specified in section III of the report of the Secretary-General;

Requests 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 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 mine clearance;

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 contribute to adequate funding, training and logistical support 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;

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

Calls upon the United Nations agencies to intensify the coordination of their regional programmes in Africa to ensure the effective harmonization of their programmes with those of the African regional and subregional economic organizations and contribute to creating a positive environment for economic development and investment;

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;

Calls upon the United Nations to support actively the efforts of the Organization of African Unity in urging the donor community and, where appropriate, multilateral institutions to strive to meet the agreed target of 0.7 per cent of gross national product for official development assistance, to implement fully, speedily and effectively the enhanced programme of debt relief for the heavily indebted poor countries, and to achieve the goal of securing debt relief in a comprehensive and effective manner in favour of African countries through various national and international measures designed to make their debt sustainable in the long term;

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 additional assistance to the Organization of African Unity and those Governments in Africa concerned with the problems of refugees, returnees and displaced persons;

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-sixth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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