Ad hoc advisory group on African countries emerging from conflict
2002
Details
SymbolE/RES/2002/1
TitleAd hoc advisory group on African countries emerging from conflict
Summary
Decides to consider creating, at the request of any African country emerging from conflict, a limited but flexible and representative ad hoc advisory group at the ambassadorial level, in consultation with all regional groups and the national authorities of the country concerned, drawn from the membership of the Economic and Social Council and its observer States, including representation from the country concerned, and in so doing to take into account the need to include countries that can make a positive contribution to the objectives of such a group; also decides that such an ad hoc advisory group is to examine the humanitarian and economic needs of the country concerned; requests the Secretary-General and the UN Development Group, as well as other relevant UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies, to assist such an ad hoc advisory group in accomplishing its mandate, and invites the Bretton Woods institutions to cooperate to that end; urges such an ad hoc advisory group to make maximum use of existing mechanisms and coordination structures, as well as intergovernmentally approved and other relevant documentation; encourages close cooperation between such an ad hoc advisory group and the Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa of the Security Council in the areas related to the fulfilment of the mandate of such an ad hoc advisory group; decides to undertake an assessment of lessons learned based on the initial experience of such ad hoc advisory groups, no later than at its substantive session of 2004.
Action note2002-07-15
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 23rd plenary meeting
Related resourceE/2002/99
Date2003
Notes
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2002, New York, 14 Jan. and 12-15 Feb. 2002; resumed organizational session for 2002, New York, 29 and 30 April 2002; substantive session of 2002, New York, 1-26 July 2002; resumed substantive session of 2002, New York, 4 and 25 Oct. and 19 Dec. 2002 - E/2002/99 - p. 15-16 - (ESCOR, 2002, Suppl. no. 1).