Support by the United Nations System of the Efforts of Governments to Promote and Consolidate New or Restored Democracies

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12Support by the United Nations System of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies, published in 2007.

What other versions does this mandate have?

13 versions · 1996–2012

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/66/285

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2009A/RES/64/12Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democraciesCompare with previous version
2007A/RES/62/7Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democraciesCompare with previous version
2007A/RES/61/226Support by the United Nations System of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democraciesCompare with previous version
2006A/RES/60/253Support by the United Nations System of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democraciesCompare with previous version

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What subjects does this mandate have?

18 topics

Anniversaries Capacity Building Civil Society Cooperation Between Organizations Democracy Democratization Governance Information Exchange Intergovernmental Organizations International Cooperation International Days Legislators Mass Media Non-Governmental Organizations Popular Participation Programme Implementation Regional Organizations Resources Mobilization

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2009.

2009A/64/372Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

13 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General and the suggestions contained therein;

Also takes note of the outcomes of the first and second meetings of the Advisory Board of the Sixth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, particularly the formulation of a Conference programme of work for 2007–2009, and welcomes the proposal to designate an international day of democracy;

Encourages Governments to strengthen national programmes devoted to the promotion and consolidation of democracy, including through increased bilateral, regional and international cooperation, taking into account innovative approaches and best practices;

Encourages regional and other intergovernmental organizations to share their experiences in the field of democracy promotion with each other and with the United Nations system where appropriate, and to actively participate in future meetings and activities of the International Conference of New or Restored Democracies;

Recognizes that the commemoration in 2008 of the twentieth anniversary of the First International Conference of New or Restored Democracies offers a special opportunity to focus attention on the promotion and consolidation of democracy at all levels and reinforce international cooperation in this regard;

Decides, with effect from its sixty-second session, to observe on 15 September of each year the International Day of Democracy, which should be brought to the attention of all people for its celebration and observance;

Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, regional and intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and individuals to commemorate the International Day of Democracy in an appropriate manner that contributes to raising public awareness;

Invites Member States to continue to ensure that parliamentarians and civil society organizations are given appropriate opportunity to be involved in, and to contribute to, the celebration of the International Day of Democracy;

Requests the Secretary-General to recommend ways and means by which the United Nations system and the United Nations Secretariat could, within existing resources, assist Member States, upon request, in organizing activities to commemorate the International Day of Democracy;

Also requests the Secretary-General to take necessary measures, within existing resources, for the observance by the United Nations of the International Day of Democracy;

Urges the Secretary-General to continue to improve the capacity of the Organization to respond effectively to the requests of Member States by providing adequate support for their efforts to achieve the goals of good governance and democratization, including through the activities of the Democracy Fund at the United Nations;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fourth session the item entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”.

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