Resolution 57/42
(November 21, 2002)
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 37/4 of
22 October 1982, 38/4 of 28 October 1983,
39/7 of 8 November 1984, 40/4 of 25 October
1985, 41/3 of 16 October 1986, 42/4 of 15
October 1987, 43/2 of 17 October 1988, 44/8
of 18 October 1989, 45/9 of 25 October 1990,
46/13 of 28 October 1991, 47/18 of 23 November
1992, 48/24 of 24 November 1993, 49/15 of
15 November 1994, 50/17 of 20 November 1995,
51/18 of 14 November 1996, 52/4 of 22 October
1997, 53/16 of 29 October 1998, 54/7 of 25
October 1999, 55/9 of 30 October 2000 and
56/47 of 7 December 2001,
Recalling also its resolution 3369
(XXX) of 10 October 1975, by which it decided
to invite the Organization of the Islamic
Conference to participate in the sessions
and the work of the General Assembly and of
its subsidiary organs in the capacity of observer,
Having considered the report of the
Secretary-General, 1
Taking into account the desire of
both organizations to continue to cooperate
closely in the political, economic, social,
humanitarian, cultural and scientific fields
and in their common search for solutions to
global problems, such as questions relating
to international peace and security, disarmament,
self-determination, decolonization, fundamental
human rights and economic and social development,
Recalling the Articles of the Charter
of the United Nations that encourage activities
through regional cooperation for the promotion
of the purposes and principles of the United
Nations,
Noting the strengthening of cooperation
between the United Nations, its funds and
programmes and specialized agencies and the
Organization of the Islamic Conference, its
subsidiary organs and its specialized and
affiliated institutions,
Noting also the encouraging progress
made in the ten priority areas of cooperation
between the two organizations, as well as
in the identification of other areas of cooperation
between them,
Convinced that the strengthening of
cooperation between the United Nations and
other organizations of the United Nations
system and the Organization of the Islamic
Conference and its organs and institutions
contributes to the promotion of the purposes
and principles of the United Nations,
Welcoming the results of the general
meeting of the organizations and agencies
of the United Nations system and the Organization
of the Islamic Conference and its subsidiary
organs and specialized and affiliated institutions,
held at Vienna from 9 to 11 July 2002,
Noting with appreciation the determination
of both organizations to strengthen further
the existing cooperation by developing specific
proposals in the designated priority areas
of cooperation, as well as in the political
field,
1. Takes note with satisfaction of
the report of the Secretary-General;1
2. Notes with satisfaction the active
participation of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference in the work of the United Nations
towards the realization of the purposes and
principles embodied in the Charter of the
United Nations;
3. Requests the United Nations and
the Organization of the Islamic Conference
to continue to cooperate in their common search
for solutions to global problems, such as
questions relating to international peace
and security, disarmament, self-determination,
decolonization, fundamental human rights,
social and economic development and technical
cooperation;
4. Welcomes the efforts of the United
Nations and the Organization of the Islamic
Conference to continue to strengthen cooperation
between the two organizations in areas of
common concern and to review the ways and
means of enhancing the actual mechanisms of
such cooperation;
5. Welcomes with appreciation the
continuing cooperation between the United
Nations and the Organization of the Islamic
Conference in the fields of peacemaking, preventive
diplomacy and peacekeeping, and notes the
close cooperation between the two organizations
in peace-building and reconstruction and development
in Afghanistan;
6. Welcomes the efforts of the secretariats
of the two organizations to strengthen information
exchange, coordination and cooperation between
them in areas of mutual interest in the political
field and their ongoing consultations with
a view to developing the modalities of such
cooperation;
7. Also welcomes the periodic high-level
meetings between the Secretary-General of
the United Nations and the Secretary-General
of the Organization of the Islamic Conference,
as well as between senior secretariat officials
of the two organizations, and encourages their
participation in important meetings of the
two organizations;
8. Encourages the specialized agencies
and other organizations of the United Nations
system to continue to expand their cooperation
with the subsidiary organs and specialized
and affiliated institutions of the Organization
of the Islamic Conference, particularly by
negotiating cooperation agreements, and invites
them to multiply the contracts and meetings
of the focal points for cooperation in priority
areas of interest to the United Nations and
the Organization of the Islamic Conference;
9. Urges the United Nations and other
organizations of the United Nations system,
especially the lead agencies, to provide increased
technical and other forms of assistance to
the Organization of the Islamic Conference
and its subsidiary organs and specialized
and affiliated institutions in order to enhance
cooperation;
10. Expresses its appreciation to
the Secretary-General for his continued efforts
to strengthen cooperation and coordination
between the United Nations and other organizations
of the United Nations system and the Organization
of the Islamic Conference and its subsidiary
organs and specialized and affiliated institutions
to serve the mutual interests of the two organizations
in the political, economic, social, cultural
and scientific fields;
11. Requests the Secretary-General
to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth
session on the state of cooperation between
the United Nations and the Organization of
the Islamic Conference;
12. Decides to include in the provisional
agenda of its fifty-ninth session the sub-item
entitled "Cooperation between the United
Nations and the Organization of the Islamic
Conference".
56th plenary meeting
21 November 2002
Notes:
1. A/57/405.
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