Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 22r Cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community, published in 2003.

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

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21 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;⁷

⁷A/57/94 and Add.1.

Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations funds and programmes as well as the international community for the financial, technical and material support given to the Southern African Development Community, welcomes in particular the financial and other contributions of the international community in response to the joint appeal launched by the Community and the United Nations in New York on 18 July 2002 for assistance to avert the humanitarian crisis in the region, and calls upon member countries, in particular the donor community, to continue their support to the United Nations humanitarian efforts in the region;

Appeals to the international community and to relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to continue providing, where appropriate, financial, technical and material assistance to the Community to support its efforts to implement fully its regional indicative strategic development plan, and to support the Community in the full implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development;1

Calls upon the States Members of the United Nations and the 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 so doing;

Appeals to the United Nations, its related bodies and the international community to assist and support the Community in its efforts against landmines, and calls upon the States members of the Community to continue to strengthen their efforts in this regard;

Also appeals to the United Nations, its related bodies and the international community to support the Community’s efforts, with the appropriate resources, in achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration⁸ and in the implementation of the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summit meetings, with specific emphasis on the enhancement of the role of women in the development process;

⁸See resolution 55/2.

Welcomes, in this regard, the establishment by the Community of the Women in Business Network, aimed at empowering women by, inter alia, facilitating and enhancing their access to credit and training in business and technical skills;

Calls upon the international community to continue to support the measures taken by the Community in addressing HIV/AIDS, including commitments and proposals for key future actions on the outcome of the special session of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS;

Recalls the primary responsibility of the States members of the Community to consolidate democracy, good governance, sound economic policy and the rule of law and to enhance the implementation of national development programmes, and recognizes efforts made in this regard;

Strongly appeals to the United Nations, its related bodies and the international community to cooperate with the Community and its member States in the implementation of appropriate policies for the promotion of the culture of democracy, good governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law, and the strengthening of democratic institutions that will consolidate the broad participation of the people of the Community on these issues in accordance with the purposes and principles of the New Partnership;1

Calls upon the international community to continue to assist the Angolan authorities, especially by providing humanitarian, financial and material assistance, in alleviating the suffering of the Angolan people, in particular children, women and the elderly, and calls upon the Angolan authorities to continue to allocate the necessary financial resources to implement economic and social policies and programmes that will improve the lives of the people of Angola;

Calls upon the international community, in particular the United Nations, to continue to contribute to the promotion of peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to assist in the rehabilitation and economic reconstruction of that country;

Urges all parties to the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement,⁹ as well as the Pretoria AgreementError: Reference source not found and the Luanda Agreement, to work towards their speedy and full implementation and to cooperate in this regard with the United Nations and the African Union;

⁹S/1999/815, annex.

Emphasizes the crucial need and importance of strengthening the role of the United Nations in the tasks of voluntary disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in contributing to lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;

Calls upon 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 further in the strengthening of the region’s capacity for sustainable water resource management and sanitation as well as to respond generously with respect to the drought situation in southern Africa, by supporting the region in its drought preparedness and management strategies;

Expresses its support to the economic reforms being implemented by States members of the Community, in pursuance of their shared vision of creating a regional economic community through deeper economic integration;

Calls upon the international community, in this regard, to support the creation of special economic zones and development corridors in the States members of the Community, with the active participation of the private sector, while recognizing the responsibilities and the ongoing efforts of the countries concerned to create the necessary environment, including the appropriate legal and economic framework for such activities;

Also calls upon the international community to support the efforts of the Community in capacity-building and in addressing the new challenges, opportunities and the consequences presented to the economies of the region arising from the process of globalization and liberalization;

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-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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