Welcomes the efforts of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen cooperation with inter-American institutions in various fields, including hemispheric integration, statistics and women and development; recommends that a general meeting of representatives of the UN system and of the OAS be held in 2001 for the continued review and appraisal of cooperation programmes and of other matters to be mutually decided upon; expresses its satisfaction at the exchange with the OAS of information and substantive reports on the advancement in the status of women, on matters relating to youth and on the eradication of poverty; emphasizes that the cooperation between the UN and the OAS should be undertaken in accordance with their respective mandates, scope and composition and be suited to each specific situation, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.

Adopted without vote, 51st plenary meeting

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