A/RES/79/326 GA

United Nations A/RES/79/326 General Assembly Distr.: General 27 August 2025 25-13721 (E) *2513721* Seventy-ninth session Agenda item 125 (w) Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations: cooperation between the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 26 August 2025 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/79/L.114)] 79/326. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States The General Assembly, Referring to the Articles of the Charter of the United Nations that encourage measures for regional cooperation to advance the purposes and principles of the United Nations, Referring also to its resolution 48/237 of 24 March 1994, by which it granted the Commonwealth of Independent States observer status in the General Assembly, Welcoming the efforts of the States members of the Commonwealth of Independent States to attain objectives consistent with the purposes and principles of the United Nations, Reaffirming that achieving international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character is one of the purposes of the United Nations, Referring to the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, including resolution 1631 (2005) of 17 October 2005, as well as statements by the President of the Council, including the statement of 13 January 2010, 1 in which the Council emphasized the importance of developing effective partnerships between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, in accordance with the Charter, _______________ 1 S/PRST/2010/1; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2009–31 July 2010 (S/INF/65). A/RES/79/326 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States 25-13721 2/2 Welcoming the commitment of the Commonwealth of Independent States to intensify and deepen its cooperation with the agencies, programmes and funds of the United Nations system, Convinced that strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States will advance the purposes and principles of the United Nations, Recalling that 2025 marks the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a war which brought untold sorrow to humankind, including the peoples of the States members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Noting that the eightieth anniversary of the United Nations opens up additional opportunities for reaffirming the collective commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter and reinvigorating multilateralism, strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in the interest of ensuring international peace and security, sustainable socioeconomic development and the realization of human rights, 1. Notes the activities of the Commonwealth of Independent States to strengthen regional cooperation in such areas as trade and economic development; exchange of statistical data and economic information; culture; education; healthcare; sports; tourism; science and innovation; environmental protection and response to natural and human-made disasters; combating organized crime, illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, terrorist acts, manifestations of extremism and illegal migration; and other related areas; 2. Also notes the importance of strengthening cooperation and coordination between the United Nations system and the Commonwealth of Independent States, and invites the Secretary-General to hold for that purpose regular consultations with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth , making use of appropriate inter-agency forums and formats, including consultations between the Secretary-General and the heads of regional organizations; 3. Invites the specialized agencies and other organizations, programmes and funds of the United Nations system, as well as international financial institutions, to develop their cooperation with the Commonwealth of Independent States; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session on the implementation of the present resolution; 5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first 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 Commonwealth of Independent States”. 89th plenary meeting 26 August 2025

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