Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 108k Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

11 versions · 1995–2009

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/63/24

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2009	A/RES/63/24	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union	732	55%Compare
2006	A/RES/61/6	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union	652	53%Compare
2004	A/RES/59/19	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union	532	25%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/47	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union	414	37%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/46	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union	345	47%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2002

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2002	A/57/375	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/56/46

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Conferences Cooperation Between Organizations Democracy Development Gender Equality Governance Human Rights International Law International Security Legislative Bodies Partnership

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the efforts made by the Inter-Parliamentary Union to provide for a greater parliamentary contribution and enhanced support to the United Nations;

Takes note of the conclusions of the second World Conference of Speakers of Parliament,⁷ held at United Nations Headquarters from 7 to 9 September 2005 in conjunction with the 2005 World Summit;

⁷See A/60/398, annex.

Encourages the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union to continue to cooperate closely in various fields, in particular peace and security, economic and social development, international law, human rights, and democracy and gender issues, bearing in mind the significant benefits of cooperation between the two organizations, to which the report of the Secretary-General attests;1

Encourages the Inter-Parliamentary Union to strengthen further its contribution to the work of the General Assembly, including its revitalization, as envisaged in resolution 60/286 of 8 September 2006, and in relation to the newly established bodies such as the Human Rights Council and the Peacebuilding Commission;

Also encourages the Inter-Parliamentary Union to play an active role in support of the Economic and Social Council, particularly in the implementation of the new functions devolved to the Council by the 2005 World Summit;

Welcomes the partnership agreement concluded recently between the United Nations Democracy Fund and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and looks forward to growing cooperation in the realm of democracy and good governance;

Calls for the further development of the annual parliamentary hearing at the United Nations and other specialized parliamentary meetings in the context of major United Nations meetings as joint United Nations-Inter-Parliamentary Union events;

Also calls for closer involvement, as appropriate, of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in the elaboration of system-wide strategies for consideration by the United Nations system and the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, with a view to ensuring greater and more coherent support by parliaments to the work of the United Nations;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-third session the sub-item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”.

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