A/RES/55/15
1.
Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on
cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States 1
and his efforts to strengthen that cooperation;
2.
Also takes note with satisfaction of the exchanges of information between
the United Nations and the Organization of American States in the context of the
work of the International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti and of the United
Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala;
3.
Recognizes the work of the Organization of American States towards the
promotion of democracy in the Americas, in the field of regional cooperation and in
connection with its task of coordination with the United Nations;
4.
Welcomes the efforts of the Economic Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean to strengthen cooperation with inter-American institutions in various
fields, including hemispheric integration, statistics and women and development;
5.
Recommends that a general meeting of representatives of the United
Nations system and of the Organization of American States be held in 2001 for the
continued review and appraisal of cooperation programmes and of other matters to
be mutually decided upon;
6.
Expresses its satisfaction at the exchange with the Organization of
American States of information and substantive reports on the advancement in the
status of women, on matters relating to youth and on the eradication of poverty;
7.
Emphasizes that the cooperation between the United Nations and the
Organization of American States should be undertaken in accordance with their
respective mandates, scope and composition and be suited to each specific situation,
in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;
8.
Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
fifty-seventh session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;
9.
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-seventh session
the item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of
American States”.
51st plenary meeting
3 November 2000
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