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

A/RES/64/12No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 11Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies, published in 2009.

What other versions does this mandate have?

13 versions · 1996–2012
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/66/285
  • 2012A/RES/66/285Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democraciesLatestCompare with previous version
  • 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

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 topics
AnniversariesCapacity BuildingCooperation Between OrganizationsDemocracyDemocratizationGovernanceInformation ExchangeIntergovernmental OrganizationsInternational CooperationInternational DaysNon-Governmental OrganizationsPopular ParticipationProgramme ImplementationRegional OrganizationsResources Mobilization

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2011.

  • 2011A/66/353Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies report of the Secretary-General

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

13 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;
2
Welcomes the work carried out as part of the follow-up mechanisms of the Sixth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies and the efforts of the Chair of the Conference to make the Conference and the follow-up thereto more effective and efficient, and in this regard takes note of the outcomes of the four meetings of the Advisory Board of the Conference, particularly the implementation of the programme of work of the Conference for 2007–2009 and the convening of the ministerial meeting of the New or Restored Democracies Movement, on the sidelines of the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly, at which various initiatives on the future sustainability of the Movement were considered;
3
Invites Member States, the relevant organizations of the United Nations system, other intergovernmental organizations, national parliaments, including in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union and other parliamentary organizations, and non-governmental organizations to contribute actively to the follow-up to the Sixth International Conference and to make additional efforts to identify possible steps in support of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies, including through those steps set out in the Doha Declaration,Error: Reference source not found and to inform the Secretary-General of the actions taken;
4
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;
5
Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, regional and intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and individuals to continue to commemorate the International Day of Democracy in an appropriate manner that contributes to raising public awareness;
6
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take necessary measures, within existing resources, for the observance by the United Nations of the International Day of Democracy;
7
Urges the Secretary-General to continue to improve the capacity of the Organization to respond effectively to the requests of Member States by providing sustainable assistance for building national capacity and adequate support for their efforts to achieve the goals of good governance and democratization, including through the activities of the United Nations Democracy Fund;
8
Also urges the Secretary-General to continue efforts to improve coherence and coordination among United Nations initiatives in the area of democracy assistance, including interactions with all stakeholders, in order to ensure that democracy assistance is more effectively integrated into the work of the Organization;
9
Requests the Secretary-General to examine options for strengthening the support provided by the United Nations system for the efforts of Member States to consolidate democracy and achieve good governance, including the provision of support to the Chair of the Sixth International Conference in his efforts to make the Conference and the follow-up thereto more effective and efficient;
10
Welcomes the decision of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to host the Seventh International Conference of New or Restored Democracies in 2010;
11
Invites the Secretary-General, Member States, the relevant specialized agencies and bodies of the United Nations system and other intergovernmental organizations to collaborate in the holding of the Seventh International Conference;
12
Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session on the implementation of the present resolution, including therein the information requested in paragraph 3 above;
13
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-sixth 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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