A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/118 16 February 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 97 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Second Committee (A/50/619)] 50/118. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolutions 37/248 of 21 December 1982, 38/160 of 19 December 1983, 39/215 of 18 December 1984, 40/195 of 17 December 1985, 42/181 of 11 December 1987, 44/221 of 22 December 1989, 46/160 of 19 December 1991 and 48/173 of 21 December 1993, in which, inter alia, it requested the Secretary-General to promote cooperation between the organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system and the Southern African Development Coordination Conference, and urged intensification of contacts in order to accelerate the achievement of the objectives of the Lusaka Declaration of 1 April 1980, by which the Conference was established, 1/ Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 2/ Welcoming the strengthening of the Southern African Development Community 3/ through the admission of South Africa and Mauritius as member States, Commending member States of the Community for demonstrating their support and commitment to deeper and more formal arrangements for cooperation within the new Community, 1/ See A/38/493, annex I. 2/ A/50/664. 3/ Formerly, Southern African Development Coordination Conference. 96-76675 /...