United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/71/324
Distr.: General
22 September 2017
Seventy-first session
Agenda item 126 (t)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 8 September 2017
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/71/L.84 and Add.1)]
71/324. Cooperation between the United Nations and the
Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 54/10 of 26 October 1999, by which it granted
observer status to the Community of Portuguese -speaking Countries and considered
it mutually advantageous to provide for cooperation between the United Nations and
the Community, as well as its resolutions 59/21 of 8 November 2004, 61/223 of
20 December 2006, 63/143 of 11 December 2008, 65/139 of 16 December 2010,
67/252 of 26 March 2013 and 69/311 of 6 July 2015,
Recalling also the Articles of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular
of Chapter VIII, that encourage activities through regional cooperation for the
promotion of the purposes and principles of the United Nations, and Security
Council resolution 1809 (2008) of 16 April 2008 on peace and security in Africa,
Considering that the activities of the Community of Portuguese -speaking
Countries complement and support the work of the United Nations, and taking into
account in that regard the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between
the United Nations and regional and other organizations of 15 July 2016, 1
Considering also the relevance of the Portuguese language in international
affairs, unifying over 275.7 million people in nine countries and four continents, and
noting the political commitment of the Community o f Portuguese-speaking
Countries to promote the Portuguese language in international and regional
organizations, including the United Nations and its specialized agencies, funds and
programmes,
Welcoming the celebration of Portuguese Language and Culture Day, 5 May
2017, by the States members of the Community of Portuguese -speaking Countries in
New York,
Highlighting the commitment demonstrated by the Community of Portuguese speaking Countries in addressing the issue of food and nutrition security, namely,
through the work of the Food and Nutrition Security Council of the Community and
the “Together against Hunger” campaign,
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