The General Assembly,
 
      Recalling its previous resolutions on the promotion of cooperation
between the United Nations and the League of Arab States,
 
      Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation
between the United Nations and the League of Arab States,
 
      Recalling the decision of the Council of the League of Arab States that
it considers the League a regional organization within the meaning of Chapter
VIII of the Charter of the United Nations,
 
      Noting the desire of both organizations to consolidate, develop and
enhance further the ties existing between them in the political, economic,
social, humanitarian, cultural and administrative fields,
 
      Taking into account the report of the Secretary-General entitled "An
Agenda for Peace", in particular section VII, concerning cooperation with
regional arrangements and organizations, and the "Supplement to an Agenda for
Peace",
 
      Convinced that the maintenance and further strengthening of cooperation
between the United Nations system and the League of Arab States contribute to
the promotion of the purposes and principles of the United Nations,
 
      Convinced also of the need for more efficient and coordinated
utilization of available economic and financial resources to promote common
objectives of the two organizations,
 
      Recognizing the need for closer cooperation between the United Nations
system and the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations in
realizing the goals and objectives of both organizations,
 
      Welcoming the second meeting on cooperation between the United Nations
and regional organizations, held on 15 and 16 February 1996,
 
      1.    Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the
Secretary-General;
 
      2.    Commends the continued efforts of the League of Arab States to
promote multilateral cooperation among Arab States, and requests the United
Nations system to continue to lend its support;
 
      3.    Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the
follow-up action taken by him to implement the proposals adopted at the
meetings between the representatives of the secretariats of the United Nations
and other organizations of the United Nations system and the General
Secretariat of the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations,
including the last meeting held at Vienna in 1995;
 
      4.    Requests the Secretariat of the United Nations and the General
Secretariat of the League of Arab States, within their respective fields of
competence, to intensify further their cooperation towards the realization of
the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the
strengthening of international peace and security, economic development,
disarmament, decolonization, self-determination and the eradication of all
forms of racism and racial discrimination;
 
      5.    Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to
strengthen cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and other
organizations and agencies of the United Nations system and the League of Arab
States and its specialized organizations in order to enhance their capacity to
serve the mutual interests of the two organizations in the political,
economic, social, humanitarian, cultural and administrative fields;
 
      6.    Calls upon the specialized agencies and other organizations and
programmes of the United Nations system:
 
      (a)   To continue to cooperate with the Secretary-General and among
themselves, as well as with the League of Arab States and its specialized
organizations, in the follow-up of multilateral proposals aimed at
strengthening and expanding cooperation in all fields between the United
Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized
organizations;
 
      (b)   To maintain and increase contacts and improve the mechanism of
consultation with the counterpart programmes, organizations and agencies
concerned regarding projects and programmes, in order to facilitate their
implementation;
 
      (c)   To associate whenever possible with organizations and institutions
of the League of Arab States in the execution and implementation of
development projects in the Arab region;
 
      (d)   To inform the Secretary-General, not later than 15 June 1997, of
the progress of their cooperation with the League of Arab States and its
specialized organizations, in particular the follow-up action taken on the
multilateral and bilateral proposals adopted at the previous meetings between
the two organizations;
 
      7.    Also calls upon the specialized agencies and other organizations
and programmes of the United Nations system to intensify cooperation with the
League of Arab States and its specialized organizations in the following
priority sectors, namely, energy, rural development, desertification and green
belts, training and vocational training, technology, environment, and
information and documentation;
 
      8.    Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in
cooperation with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, to
encourage periodic consultation between representatives of the Secretariat of
the United Nations and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States to
review and strengthen coordination mechanisms with a view to accelerating
implementation of, and follow- up action on, multilateral projects, proposals
and recommendations adopted at the meetings between the two organizations;
 
      9.    Decides that, in order to enhance cooperation and for the purpose
of review and appraisal of progress, a general meeting between the United
Nations system and the League of Arab States should take place once every two
years, and inter-agency sectoral meetings should be organized regularly on
areas of priority and wide importance in the development of the Arab States,
on the basis of agreement between the counterpart programmes of the United
Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized
organizations;
 
      10.   Recommends that the next general meeting on cooperation between
the representatives of the secretariats of the United Nations system and the
General Secretariat of the League of Arab States and its specialized
organizations be held during 1997;
 
      11.   Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly
at its fifty-second session a report on the implementation of the present
resolution;
 
      12.   Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-second
session the item entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and the
League of Arab States".