The General Assembly,
 
      Recalling its resolution 49/6 of 21 October 1994 on cooperation between
the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System,
 
      Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 18 September
1995 on cooperation between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic
System,
 
      Bearing in mind the Agreement between the United Nations and the Latin
American Economic System, in which the parties agree to strengthen and expand
their cooperation in matters which are of common concern in the field of their
respective competence pursuant to their constitutional instruments,
 
      Considering that the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean has developed ties of cooperation with the Latin American Economic
System which have grown stronger in recent years,
 
      Bearing in mind also that the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin
American Economic System has carried out several programmes with the support
of the United Nations Development Programme in areas that are considered of
priority for the economic development of the region,
 
      Considering also that the Latin American Economic System is developing
joint activities with the specialized agencies and other organizations and
programmes of the United Nations system, such as the United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization,
the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the
World Intellectual Property Organization, the United Nations Environment
Programme, the Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy
Analysis of the Secretariat, the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief
Coordinator, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the
International Telecommunication Union,
 
      Welcoming the continued monitoring of changes in the treatment of topics
relating to the United Nations system, in close contact with the delegations
of the Member States participating in such deliberations,
 
      1.    Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the
Secretary-General;
 
      2.    Urges the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
to continue broadening and deepening its coordination and mutual support
activities with the Latin American Economic System;
 
      3.    Urges the United Nations Development Programme to strengthen and
expand its support to the programmes that the Permanent Secretariat of the
Latin American Economic System is carrying out, aimed at complementing the
technical assistance activities conducted by the Latin American Economic
System;
 
      4.    Urges the specialized agencies and other organizations and
programmes of the United Nations system to continue and intensify their
support for, and cooperation in the activities of, the Latin American Economic
System;
 
      5.    Requests both the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the
Permanent Secretary of the Latin American Economic System to assess, at the
appropriate time, the implementation of the Agreement between the United
Nations and the Latin American Economic System and to report thereon to the
General Assembly at its fifty-second session;
 
      6.    Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly
at its fifty-second session a report on the implementation of the present
resolution.