A/RES/61/5
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
27 November 2006
Sixty-first session
Agenda item 108 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 October 2006
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/61/L.5 and Add.1)]
61/5. Cooperation between the United Nations and the AsianAfrican Legal Consultative Organization
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 36/38 of 18 November 1981, 37/8 of 29 October
1982, 38/37 of 5 December 1983, 39/47 of 10 December 1984, 40/60 of 9 December
1985, 41/5 of 17 October 1986, 43/1 of 17 October 1988, 45/4 of 16 October 1990,
47/6 of 21 October 1992, 49/8 of 25 October 1994, 51/11 of 4 November 1996,
53/14 of 29 October 1998, 55/4 of 25 October 2000, 57/36 of 21 November 2002
and 59/3 of 22 October 2004,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between
the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization, 1
Having heard the statement made by the Secretary-General of the AsianAfrican Legal Consultative Organization on the steps taken by the Consultative
Organization to ensure continuing, close and effective cooperation between the two
organizations, 2
Acknowledging in particular the close interaction between the Consultative
Organization and the Sixth Committee,
1.
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;1
2.
Recognizes the continuing efforts of the Asian-African Legal Consultative
Organization towards strengthening the role and function of the United Nations and
its various organs in enhancing the rule of law and wider adherence to related
international instruments;
Notes with satisfaction the commendable progress achieved towards
3.
enhancing cooperation between the United Nations, its agencies, other international
organizations and the Consultative Organization;
Notes with appreciation the work of the Consultative Organization aimed
4.
at strengthening the efforts of the United Nations in respect of issues such as
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1
A/61/256/Add.1, part five.
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-first Session, Plenary Meetings, 39th meeting
(A/61/PV.39), and corrigendum.
2
06-49473