A/RES/69/277 United Nations Distr.: General 27 May 2015 General Assembly Sixty-ninth session Agenda item 123 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 May 2015 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/69/L.60)] 69/277. Political declaration on strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter and all relevant resolutions of the United Nations related to cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, Adopts the following political declaration: Political declaration on strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations We, high-level representatives of Member States and observers meeting in New York on 4 May 2015, declare that the high-level thematic debate on strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations constitutes an important opportunity to further build upon and enhance the strategic partnership between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations. We therefore: 1. Welcome the ongoing efforts to strengthen the cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, within their respective mandates, towards a more effective, efficient and coherent partnership; 2. Underscore the important role that regional and subregional organizations play, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, in the areas of peace and security, development and human rights, and recognize that these organizations are well positioned to understand the challenges and dynamics facing their respective regions given their geographic, cultural and historical proximity, as well as information about specific local and conflict situations within their mandates, and contribute to the prevention and resolution of such conflicts; 3. Also underscore that the cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations has evolved over the years and that strengthening these partnerships is strategic for promoting the principles of comparative advantage and complementarity; 15-07139 (E) *1507139* Please recycle

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