Development Cooperation with Middle-Income Countries

A/RES/68/222View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 21c Development cooperation with middle-income countries, published in 2013.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 2009–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/149

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/149	Development cooperation with middle-income countries	4,713	72%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/162	Development cooperation with middle-income countries	4,472	76%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/215	Development cooperation with middle-income countries	3,840	78%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/231	Development cooperation with middle-income countries	3,154	61%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/230	Development cooperation with middle-income countries	2,748	58%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

9 reports · 2009–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/418	Development cooperation with middle-income countries report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/162
2023	A/78/224	Development cooperation with middle-income countries report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/215
2021	A/76/375	Development cooperation with middle-income countries report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/231
2019	A/74/269	Development cooperation with middle-income countries report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/230
2017	A/72/329	Development cooperation with middle-income countries report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/215

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Development Assistance Economic Cooperation Among Developing Countries Middle-Income Countries South-South Relations

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;⁶

⁶A/68/265.

Acknowledges the efforts made and successes achieved by many middle-income countries to eradicate poverty and achieve the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, as well as their significant contribution to global and regional development and economic stability;

Expresses concern that some middle-income countries are highly indebted and face increased challenges to their long-term debt sustainability;

Acknowledges that identifying structural gaps can improve the understanding of development needs of developing countries, including middle-income countries;

Requests the United Nations development system to ensure that it addresses the diverse development needs of middle-income countries in a coordinated manner through, inter alia, an accurate assessment of the national priorities and needs of these countries, taking into account the use of variables that go beyond per capita income criteria;

Also requests the United Nations development system, in particular the funds and programmes, in accordance with their respective mandates, and in the context of their respective strategic frameworks and within their existing budgets, to provide better focused support to middle-income countries and to improve coordination and exchange of experiences with other international organizations, international financial institutions and regional organizations in this field, as appropriate;

Welcomes the solidarity of middle-income countries with other developing countries, in particular the financial, technical, technology transfer and capacity-building support being provided by middle-income countries, particularly to the least developed countries, through South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation, while stressing that South-South cooperation is a complement to, and not a substitute for, North-South cooperation, and in this regard calls upon the United Nations development system to continue its ongoing efforts to mainstream support to South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation;

Encourages developed countries, and developing countries declaring themselves in a position to do so, to take steps towards the goal of realizing the timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration adopted by the World Trade Organization in 2005;

Recognizes the importance of the private sector as well as the role of public-private partnerships in meeting the challenges of sustainable development for middle-income countries and other developing countries;

Also recognizes that middle-income countries still face significant challenges in their efforts to achieve the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and in that regard underlines the importance of international support, through various forms, that is well aligned with national priorities to address the development needs of middle-income countries, including through capacity-building;

Acknowledges that official development assistance is still essential for a number of middle-income countries and that it has a role to play in targeted areas, taking into account the needs and domestic resources of these countries;

Also acknowledges that good governance and the rule of law at the national and international levels are essential for sustained economic growth, sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and hunger;

Encourages giving appropriate consideration to the diverse development challenges of middle-income countries in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventieth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution that also looks further into the development challenges of middle-income countries, including through, inter alia, measurements that take into account the multidimensional nature of poverty and development, and that provides recommendations and proposals to ensure efficient, effective, better focused and better coordinated cooperation with middle-income countries, and decides to include in its provisional agenda, under the item entitled “Globalization and interdependence”, the sub-item entitled “Development cooperation with middle-income countries”.

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