Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 29
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 48/22 of 22 November 1993 on cooperation
between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of
14 September 1994 on cooperation between the United Nations and
the Latin American Economic System, 1/
Bearing in mind the Agreement between the United Nations
and the Latin American Economic System, in which the parties agree
to strengthen and expand their cooperation in matters which are
of common concern in the field of their respective competence
pursuant to their constitutional instruments,
Considering that the Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean has developed ties of cooperation with the Latin
American Economic System which have grown stronger in recent years,
Bearing in mind also that the Permanent Secretariat of
the Latin American Economic System has carried out several programmes
with the support of the United Nations Development Programme in
areas that are considered of priority for the economic development
of the region,
Considering also that the Latin American Economic System
is developing joint activities with the specialized agencies and
other organizations and programmes of the United Nations system,
such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the World
Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the
World Intellectual Property Organization, the United Nations Environment
Programme, the Department for Development Support and Management
Services, the Department for Economic and Social Information and
Policy Analysis, the Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable
Development, the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief
Coordinator, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research
and the International Telecommunication Union,
Welcoming the continued monitoring of changes in the treatment
of topics relating to the United Nations system, in close contact
with the delegations of the Member States participating in such
deliberations,
1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-
General;
2. Urges the Economic Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean to continue broadening and deepening its coordination
and mutual support activities with the Latin American Economic
System;
3. Urges the United Nations Development Programme to strengthen
and expand its support to the programmes that the Permanent Secretariat
of the Latin American Economic System is carrying out, aimed at
complementing the technical assistance activities conducted by
the Latin American Economic System;
4. Urges the specialized agencies and other organizations
and programmes of the United Nations system to continue and intensify
their support for, and cooperation in the activities of, the Latin
American Economic System;
5. Requests both the Secretary-General and the Permanent
Secretary of the Latin American Economic System to assess, at
the appropriate time, the implementation of the Agreement between
the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System and
to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General
Assembly at its fiftieth session a report on the implementation
of the present resolution.
41st plenary meeting
21 October 1994
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1/ A/49/382.