Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum

A/RES/71/316View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 126q Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum, published in 2017.

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12 versions · 2002–2023

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/77/332

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2023	A/RES/77/332	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum	2,550	64%Compare
2021	A/RES/75/288	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum	1,887	68%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/332	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum	1,453	65%Compare
2017	A/RES/71/316	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum	1,179	52%Compare
2015	A/RES/69/318	Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum	773	54%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Cooperation Between Organizations Oceania Regional Cooperation Sustainable Development

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Encourages the scheduling of the next meeting between the Secretary-General and Pacific Islands Forum leaders for September 2017, on the margins of the general debate;

Looks forward to a visit by the Secretary-General to the region of the Pacific Islands Forum members at the earliest possible date;

Recalls the joint statements issued by Pacific Islands Forum leaders and the Secretary-General on 7 September 2011, 26 September 2012 and 29 September 2014, and urges further progress towards their practical implementation in a timely manner;

Urges the United Nations system to align its work programmes and operations in the region of the Forum members in accordance with the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system¹² and in support of internationally agreed outcomes, including the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway,1 the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,2 the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development,3 the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change4 and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030,5 taking into account the priorities of the Pacific Islands Forum members, including as reflected in regional agreements such as the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific;

¹²See resolution 71/243.

Encourages continued support from the United Nations system for the efforts of Pacific States and relevant regional organizations to achieve sustainable development, and calls for greater accountability and regular reporting with regard to the support provided by the United Nations system, including through its regional and country programmes, to Pacific island States;

Welcomes the progress towards enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum and its associated institutions, and urges them to continue to strengthen their partnership and regional collaboration for the implementation of internationally agreed outcomes in the region of the Forum members;

Also welcomes the partnerships establishing the Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Tonga on 26 April 2017, with a view to forming an emerging global network of regional centres, thereby expanding dialogue and cooperation on sustainable energy, and stresses the importance of further partnerships for supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region of the Forum members;

Notes with appreciation the final findings of the comprehensive review by the Joint Inspection Unit of United Nations system support for small island developing States,¹³ and looks forward to its consideration by the General Assembly;

¹³JIU/REP/2016/7.

Stresses, in that regard, the value of enhanced close cooperation and coordination between the programmes and activities of the United Nations system and Pacific Islands Forum members, the Forum secretariat and associated institutions, including the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, welcomes recent efforts by United Nations and regional agencies in the Pacific to enhance cooperation through joint activities, working groups and other means, and encourages further practical steps to enhance such cooperation and coordination;

Also stresses the importance of resident coordinators and United Nations country teams in the region of the Forum members strengthening consultations with national Governments and relevant stakeholders, including the Pacific Islands Forum, in accordance with its resolution 71/243 of 21 December 2016, and ensuring that the development and implementation of all United Nations programme and plan documents increase coherence and coordination in support of national development needs and priorities;

Further stresses the importance of coherent and integrated approaches to building resilience to extreme weather events, including both slow and rapid onset events, and to stressors related to increased climate variability across the Pacific;

Reiterates the importance of strengthening resilience and mitigating risks in the region of the Forum members, and encourages the United Nations system to work collaboratively with the Pacific Islands Forum and associated institutions in this regard;

Also reiterates the importance of continuing to enhance and strengthen the United Nations field presence in the region of the Forum members, in accordance with its resolution 71/243, in particular with regard to operational activities of the multi-country offices, using flexible, cost-effective and collaborative models, as appropriate;

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

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-third session, under the item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations”, the sub-item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum”.

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