Plan International - Girls' Rights Platform - Girls' rights are human rights: Positioning girls at the heart of the international agenda

United Nations A/RES/59/257 General Assembly Distr.: General 8 March 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 56 (o) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2004 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/59/L.41/Rev.1 and Add.1)] 59/257. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States The General Assembly, Recalling that the purposes of the United Nations are, inter alia, to achieve international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends, Recalling also that the Charter of the Organization of American States reaffirms these purposes and principles and provides that that organization is a regional agency under the terms of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling further that both organizations seek, inter alia, to promote social advancement, improve the standards of living of peoples, particularly in developing countries, and promote the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, Recalling its resolution 57/157 of 16 December 2002 on promoting cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States, Aware that the United Nations and the Organization of American States signed a memorandum of understanding on 3 November 2004 concerning the provision of assistance for the planning, organization and monitoring of the elections in Haiti, Recalling that one of the common goals of the two organizations is to combat corruption and impunity, and noting that the Inter-American Convention against Corruption 1 is a pioneering international instrument in that field, Recalling also the fifth high-level meeting between the Secretary-General and heads of regional organizations, held in New York on 29 and 30 July 2003 to review the new threats to international peace and security, including international terrorism, civil and international conflicts, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, poverty, organized crime and violations of human rights, which demonstrated the need for greater synergy in the efforts made by the two organizations, _______________ 1 04-49168 See E/1996/99.