Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 21
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 47/11 of 29 October 1992 relating
to the promotion of cooperation between the United Nations and
the Organization of American States,
Having examined the report of the Secretary-General of
28 September 1994 on cooperation between the United Nations and
the Organization of American States, 1/
Taking into account the reports of the Secretary-General
entitled "An Agenda for Peace" 2/ and "An Agenda
for Development" 3/ and the related consultations within
the United Nations and with regional organizations on these subjects,
Recalling that the purposes of the United Nations are,
inter alia, to achieve international cooperation in solving international
problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character
and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms, and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions
of nations in the attainment of these common ends,
Bearing in mind that the Charter of the United Nations
provides for the existence of regional arrangements and agencies
for dealing with such matters relating to the maintenance of international
peace and security as are appropriate for regional action, and
whose activities are consistent with the purposes and principles
of the United Nations,
Recalling also that the Charter of the Organization of
American States reaffirms these purposes and principles and provides
that that organization is a regional agency under the terms of
the Charter of the United Nations,
Noting with satisfaction that the second general meeting
between representatives of the United Nations system and of the
Organization of American States was held at the headquarters of
the Organization of American States on 3 and 4 May 1993, and that
a sectoral meeting on natural disasters management in the Americas
was held in Barbados on 28 and 29 April 1994,
Welcoming the meeting on peace, held at United Nations
Headquarters on 1 August 1994 between the Secretary-General and
heads of regional organizations,
Bearing in mind the adoption by the General Assembly of
the Organization of American States, on 8 June 1994, of resolution
AG/RES.1289(XXIV-O/94), also on cooperation between the Organization
of American States and the United Nations,
Recalling its resolutions 47/20 A, 47/20 B and 48/27 B
of 24 November 1992, 20 April 1993 and 8 July 1994, respectively,
Aware that the effective consolidation of a new international
order requires regional action in harmony with that of the United
Nations,
1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-
General on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization
of American States, as well as of his efforts to strengthen that
cooperation;
2. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General
for his initiative in meeting with heads of regional organizations
on 1 August 1994 and recommends that similar meetings be held
more frequently;
3. Expresses its satisfaction at the close cooperation
between the two organizations and, in particular, the joint operations
of the International Civilian Mission to Haiti, as well as over
the work carried out by the former Special Envoy of the Secretaries-General
of the United Nations and the Organization of American States
in relation to the situation in Haiti;
4. Welcomes the offer of the Chairman of the Permanent
Council of the Organization of American States to the President
of the Security Council concerning the readiness of the Organization
of American States to cooperate with the United Nations in its
efforts to improve measures for the prevention and peaceful solution
of regional and international conflicts;
5. Also expresses its satisfaction at the close cooperation
between the two organizations in the observation and verification
of the electoral process, and recognizes the effectiveness of
that cooperation when it is requested by national authorities;
6. Welcomes the meeting between the Secretary-General and
the new Secretary-General of the Organization of American States,
soon after the latter took office, as well as regular meetings
between their representatives throughout the period under review;
7. Requests both Secretaries-General, or their representatives,
to resume consultations with a view to signing during 1995 an
agreement for cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization
of American States;
8. Approves the conclusions and recommendations of the
second general meeting between representatives of the two organizations
held in May 1993, as well as the sectoral meeting on natural disasters
management in the Americas, held in April 1994, and urges the
relevant authorities of both organizations to take the necessary
steps to implement those recommendations and promote further cooperation;
9. Recommends that a third general meeting between representatives
of the United Nations system and the Organization of American
States be held in 1995 to continue to review and appraise progress,
and that sectoral and focal point meetings be held on areas of
priority or mutually agreed issues;
10. Expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the Secretary-
General in the promotion of cooperation between the United Nations
and the Organization of American States and expresses the hope
that he will continue to strengthen and broaden the mechanism
for cooperation between the two organizations;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General
Assembly at its fifty-first session a report on the implementation
of the present resolution;
12. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its
fifty-first session the item entitled "Cooperation between
the United Nations and the Organization of American States".
41st plenary meeting
21 October 1994
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1/ A/49/450.
2/ A/47/277-S/24111.
3/ A/48/935.