A/RES/59/9
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Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General;1
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Commends the continued efforts of the League of Arab States to promote
multilateral cooperation among Arab States, and requests the United Nations system
to continue to lend its support;
Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the follow-up
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action taken by him to implement the proposals adopted at the meetings between the
representatives of the secretariats of the United Nations and other organizations of
the United Nations system and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States
and its specialized organizations, including the sectoral meeting in 2004 on the
theme “Achieving and financing the Millennium Development Goals and
sustainable development for the members of the League of Arab States”;
Requests the Secretariat of the United Nations and the General
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Secretariat of the League of Arab States, within their respective fields of
competence, to intensify further their cooperation for the realization of the purposes
and principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, the strengthening of
international peace and security, economic and social development, disarmament,
decolonization, self-determination and the eradication of all forms of racism and
racial discrimination;
Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to strengthen
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cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and other organizations
and agencies of the United Nations system and the League of Arab States and its
specialized organizations in order to enhance their capacity to serve the mutual
interests and objectives of the two organizations in the political, economic, social,
humanitarian, cultural and administrative fields;
Calls upon the specialized agencies and other organizations and
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programmes of the United Nations system:
(a) To continue to cooperate with the Secretary-General and among
themselves, as well as with the League of Arab States and its specialized
organizations, in the follow-up of multilateral proposals aimed at strengthening and
expanding cooperation in all fields between the United Nations system and the
League of Arab States and its specialized organizations;
(b) To strengthen the capacity of the League of Arab States and of its
institutions and specialized organizations to benefit from globalization and
information technology and to meet the development challenges of the new
millennium;
(c) To step up cooperation and coordination with the specialized
organizations of the League of Arab States in the organization of seminars and
training courses and in the preparation of studies;
(d) To maintain and increase contacts and improve the mechanism of
consultation with the counterpart programmes, organizations and agencies
concerned regarding projects and programmes in order to facilitate their
implementation;
(e) To participate whenever possible with organizations and institutions of
the League of Arab States in the execution and implementation of development
projects in the Arab region;
(f) To inform the Secretary-General of the progress made in their
cooperation with the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations and, in
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