A/RES/71/17
United Nations
Distr.: General
7 December 2016
General Assembly
Seventy-first session
Agenda item 126 (l)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 21 November 2016
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/71/L.15 and Add.1)]
71/17.
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council
of Europe
The General Assembly,
Recalling the Agreement between the Council of Europe and the Secretariat of
the United Nations signed on 15 December 1951 and the Arrangement on
Cooperation and Liaison between the Secretariats of the United Nat ions and the
Council of Europe of 19 November 1971,
Recalling also its resolution 44/6 of 17 October 1989, in which it granted the
Council of Europe a standing invitation to participate as an observer in its se ssions
and work, as well as its previous resolutions on cooperation between the United
Nations and the Council of Europe,
Acknowledging the contribution of the Council of Europe to the protection and
strengthening of human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of
law through its standards, principles and monitoring mechanisms, as well as to the
effective implementation of relevant international legal instruments of the United
Nations,
Acknowledging also the contribution of the Council of Europe to the
development of international law, and noting the openness of the Council of Europe
to the participation of States of other regions in its legal instruments,
Welcoming the role of the Council of Europe in building a united Europe
without dividing lines, and the contribution of the Council of Europe to cohesion,
stability and security in Europe,
Commending the increasing contribution of the Council of Europe, including
at the parliamentary level, to democratic transition in its neighbouring regions
aimed at promoting democratic institutions and procedures, and welcoming the
readiness of the Council of Europe to further share its experience in democracybuilding with interested countries on the basis of a demand -driven approach,
Welcoming the increasingly close relations between the United Nations and the
Council of Europe, and commending the contribution o f the Permanent Delegations
of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Offices at Geneva and at Vienna to
the enhancement of cooperation and the achievement of greater synergy between the
United Nations and the Council of Europe,
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