Cooperation between the United Nations and the
Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries
A/RES/73/339
Welcoming the celebration of Portuguese Language and Culture Day,
10 May 2019, 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 security and nutrition, namely,
through the work of the Food and Nutrition Security Council of the Community and
the “Together against Hunger” campaign,
Taking note with appreciation of the commitment of the Community of
Portuguese-speaking Countries to the promotion and protection of human rights
within the Community,
Taking note with appreciation also of the commitment of the Community of
Portuguese-speaking Countries to gender equality and the empowerment of all
women and girls,
Recalling with appreciation the convening of the third International Conference
on the Future of the Portuguese Language in the World System, held in Dili on 15 and
16 June 2016, on the topic of the Portuguese language and globalization, and
acknowledging the importance of the consideration by the Community of the Dili
Action Plan, which, together with the Lisbon Action Plan and the Brasilia Action
Plan, will update the global strategy for the promotion and diffusion of the Portuguese
language,
Welcoming the continuous coordination among Heads of State and Government,
ministers and high-level officials of the Community of Portuguese-speaking
Countries on the margins of high-level meetings of the United Nations and their
reaffirmation of the commitment of the Community to the values and principle s of
the Charter,
Expressing appreciation for the work consistently carried out by the Community
of Portuguese-speaking Countries in the achievement of its three broad objectives
of diplomatic and political coordination, cooperation in all areas and promo tion of
the Portuguese language, and recalling the adoption of its New Strategic Vision
(2016–2026) by the eleventh Conference of Heads of State and Government of the
Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries, held in Brasilia on 31 October and
1 November 2016,
1.
Takes note with appreciation of the final declaration of the twelfth
Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese speaking Countries, held in Santa Maria, Cabo Verde, on 17 and 18 July 2018, on the
theme “The people, the culture and the oceans”, in which the Community has
committed to continue to promote political dialogue, exchange experience and
cooperate in order to enhance the commitment and partnership for the promotion and
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2 in the States
members of the Community, taking into account enhanced and shared solidarity
focused on the needs of those most vulnerable;
2.
Notes the adoption at the twelfth Conference of Heads of State and
Government of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries of the declaration
on people and mobility, the declaration on the Portuguese language in the Community,
the declaration on culture and creative industries as a strategic sector in the
Community, the declaration on the seas and oceans, the resolution on the Dili Action
Plan and the resolution on the sustainability of the Food and Nutrition Security
Council of the Community;
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