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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/66/285View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 32Support by the United Nations System of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies, published in 2011.

What other versions does this mandate have?

13 versions · 1996–2012
  • 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).

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

iExtracted automatically from each entity’s budget submission.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Capacity BuildingDemocracyDemocratizationGovernance

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;
2
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;
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 process of the international conferences of new or restored democracies;
4
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;
5
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures, within existing resources, for the observance by the United Nations of the International Day of Democracy;
6
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;
7
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;
8
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;
9
Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session on the implementation of the present resolution;
10
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-eighth 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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