Cooperation Between the United Nations and the International Organization of La Francophonie

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 108j Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

14 versions · 1999–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/331

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/79/331	Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie	6,248	66%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/331	Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie	6,754	82%Compare
2021	A/RES/75/307	Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie	6,877	62%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/290	Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie	5,173	66%Compare
2017	A/RES/71/289	Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie	4,088	61%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2002

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2002	A/57/358	Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/56/45

What’s in this document?

18 operative paragraphs

Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General,Error: Reference source not found and welcomes the increasingly close and productive cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie;

Notes with satisfaction that the International Organization of la Francophonie participates actively in the work of the United Nations, to which it makes a valuable contribution;

Notes with great satisfaction the initiatives taken by the International Organization of la Francophonie in the areas of conflict prevention, the promotion of peace and support for democracy, the rule of law and human rights, in accordance with the commitments reaffirmed at the Ministerial Conference of la Francophonie on Conflict Prevention and Human Security, held on 13 and 14 May 2006 in Saint Boniface, Canada, and commends it on the genuine contribution it makes, in cooperation with the United Nations, in Haiti, the Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic;

Welcomes the initiation of cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie, with the participation of other regional and subregional organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations, in the fields of early warning and conflict prevention, and encourages the pursuit of this initiative with a view to formulating practical recommendations to facilitate the establishment of relevant operational mechanisms, where necessary;

Expresses its gratitude to the International Organization of la Francophonie for the steps it has taken in recent years to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and dialogue between cultures and civilizations;

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie for their sustained efforts to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the two organizations, thereby serving their mutual interests in the political, economic, social and cultural fields;

Welcomes the initiation of cooperation between the International Organization of la Francophonie and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the Secretariat with a view to increasing the number of French-speaking personnel in United Nations peacekeeping operations;

Also welcomes the fact that the eleventh summit of la Francophonie was devoted to the use of new technologies in the service of education, and calls upon the specialized agencies and the funds and programmes of the United Nations system to enhance their cooperation with the International Organization of la Francophonie in the area of sustainable development;

Further welcomes the involvement of the countries that use French as a common language, particularly through the International Organization of la Francophonie, in the preparation for, conduct of and follow-up to international conferences organized under United Nations auspices;

Commends the high-level meetings held periodically between the United Nations Secretariat and the Secretariat of the International Organization of la Francophonie, and advocates the participation of those Secretariats in major meetings of the two organizations;

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for including the International Organization of la Francophonie in the periodic meetings he holds with heads of regional organizations, and invites him to continue doing so, taking into account the role played by the International Organization of la Francophonie in conflict prevention and support for democracy and the rule of law;

Notes with satisfaction the continued collaboration between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie in the area of electoral monitoring and assistance, and advocates the strengthening of cooperation between the two organizations in that area;

Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations, acting in cooperation with the Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie, to encourage the holding of periodic meetings between representatives of the United Nations Secretariat and representatives of the Secretariat of the International Organization of la Francophonie in order to promote the exchange of information, coordination of activities and identification of new areas of cooperation;

Welcomes the participation of the International Organization of la Francophonie in the Peacebuilding Commission’s work on Burundi, and strongly encourages the International Organization of la Francophonie and the Peacebuilding Commission to continue to cooperate actively;

Invites the Secretary-General of the United Nations to take the necessary steps, in consultation with the Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie, to continue to promote cooperation between the two organizations;

Invites the specialized agencies and the funds and programmes of the United Nations system, as well as the regional commissions, including the Economic Commission for Africa, to collaborate to this end with the Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie by identifying new synergies in favour of development, in particular in the areas of poverty elimination, energy, sustainable development, education, training and the development of new information technologies;

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

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-third session the sub-item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie”.

Cooperation Between the United Nations and the International Organization of La Francophonie

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