Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Organization of American States

A/RES/59/257View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 56o Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States, published in 2004.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 1987–2005

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

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Prevention, management and resolution of conflicts	122

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Prevention, management and resolution of conflicts	122	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

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?

17 subjects

Caribbean Region Conventional Weapons Cooperation Between Organizations Democracy Disaster Relief Election Verification Elections Financial Resources Floods Haiti Hiv/Aids Hurricanes Illicit Arms Trafficking Regional Cooperation Report Preparation Resources Mobilization Transparency in Armaments

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States³ and his continuing efforts to strengthen that cooperation;

³See A/59/303.

Notes with satisfaction the cooperation between the Organization of American States and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti as well as other bodies and programmes of the system providing assistance and support for the recovery and stability of Haiti, and calls upon them to continue to support the planning, organization and monitoring of elections in 2005 in that country;

Calls for a prompt mobilization of resources to meet the emergency needs of the Caribbean countries, especially Haiti and Grenada, in the wake of the serious floods and hurricanes that affected that region;

Expresses its appreciation to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean for the initiatives to strengthen cooperation with inter-American institutions in various fields, in particular, hemispheric integration, statistics, women and development;

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

Also recognizes the close cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States in promoting the necessary transparency in all matters concerning the registration of conventional weapons, and calls upon them to continue intraregional dialogue and coordination with a view to curbing the illicit traffic in weapons;

Calls upon the Organization of American States to actively participate in the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, to be held in Port Louis from 10 to 14 January 2005;

Invites the Organization of American States to participate actively in the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, to be held in Kobe, Japan, from 18 to 22 January 2005;

Calls for an increase in financial resources and the strengthening of national and regional programmes for combating HIV/AIDS, as well as an increase in the supply of safe, effective and essential medicines at a reasonable cost;

Calls upon the United Nations and the Organization of American States to continue to develop their mutual cooperation in accordance with their respective mandates, jurisdiction and composition and to adapt to each specific situation in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;

Notes with satisfaction the holding of periodic meetings between representatives of the United Nations and the Organization of American States, as well as the exchange of information taking place between the two organizations, and recommends that these practices be maintained;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, as appropriate;

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

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