Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Cooperation between the UN and the Economic Cooperation Organization

Notes with satisfaction the ongoing cooperation between the Economic Cooperation Organization and the UNDP through the project "Capacity-building of the Economic Cooperation Organization secretariat"; notes the keen participation of the Economic Cooperation Organization in various events sponsored by the specialized agencies and programmes of the UN system; welcomes the ongoing cooperation between the Economic Cooperation Organization and the UNCTAD; appreciates the ongoing cooperation between the Economic Cooperation Organization and the UN International Drug Control Programme; welcomes the recommendations of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific at its 55th session, held in Bangkok from 22 to 28 Apr. 1999, on promoting cooperation with the Economic Cooperation Organization in the identified areas of mutual concern; also welcomes the continuation of efforts towards further consolidation of interregional consultations and exchange of views on issues of common concern through such useful forums as the 4th Consultative Meeting among Executive Heads of Subregional Organizations and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, held in Kathmandu in October 1998; further welcomes the enhanced contacts between the Economic Cooperation Organization and the World Bank pursuant to resolution 53/15; requests the UN system and the international community to continue assisting in the strengthening of the capacity of the States members of the Economic Cooperation Organization as well as its secretariat; invites the UN system, its relevant bodies and the international community to provide technical and other assistance, as appropriate, to the States members of the Economic Cooperation Organization and its secretariat.

Adopted without vote, 75th meeting

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Adopted at the 75th plenary meeting, 9 Dec. 1999.