A/RES/69/271
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization
for Democracy and Economic Development — GUAM
1.
Takes note of the activity of the Organization for Democracy and
Economic Development – GUAM aimed at promoting regional cooperation in
various areas such as trade and economic development, energy, transportation,
agriculture, disaster management, culture, science, education, public health, youth,
tourism and sport, as well as countering terrorism, drug trafficking, organized crime,
human trafficking, illegal migration and other types of criminal activity of a
transnational nature, which contributes to the attainment of the purposes and
principles of the United Nations, and to that end welcomes the intention of the
Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM to cooperate
with the Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development;
2.
Emphasizes the importance of strengthening dialogue, cooperation and
coordination between the United Nations system and the Organization for
Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM, and to that end invites the
Secretary-General of the United Nations to engage in regular consultations with the
Secretary-General of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development –
GUAM, utilizing for that purpose the appropriate inter-institutional forums and
formats, including the annual consultations between the Secretary-General of the
United Nations and the heads of regional organizations;
3.
Invites the specialized agencies, components, organizations, programmes
and funds of the United Nations system to cooperate and develop direct contacts
with the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM for the
joint implementation of projects aimed at the attainment of common objectives, and
in that context takes note of the existing practice of cooperation between the
Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM and the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, including the Afghan Opiate Trade Project of
the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the joint project of the
Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM and the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime entitled “Strengthening capacities of the GUAM
member States to cooperate at the national and regional levels in combating moneylaundering as well as in seizing and confiscating crime proceeds”;
4.
Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations to submit to the
General Assembly at its seventy-first session a report on the implementation of the
present resolution;
5.
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-first session,
under the item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and
other organizations”, the sub-item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations
and the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM”.
84th plenary meeting
2 April 2015
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