G E N E R A L S E C R E T A R I A T |
AG/RES. 617 (XII-O/82) |
COOPERATIVE
RELATIONS WITH EXTERNAL RESOURCES (Resolution
adopted at the eighth plenary session, held
on November 20, 1982) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, HAVING SEEN resolutions AG/RES. 278 (VII-0/77) of the
General Assembly, CIECC-558/82 of the thirteenth regular meeting of the
Inter-American Council for Education, Science and Culture, and CIES/RES.
252 of the seventeenth annual meeting of the Inter-American Economic and
Social Council; and CONSIDERING: The need to expedite negotiations with the sources of
external cooperation to which resolution AG/RES. 278 (VII-0/77) refers;
and RECOGNIZING: That cooperation programs financed with external resources
are based on the needs expressed by the member states in accordance with
the priorities they themselves establish, RESOLVES: 1.
To instruct the General Secretariat as follows: a.
In the case of projects not included in the program-budget of the
Organization that receive contributions from states that are Permanent
Observers to the Organization but that are not members of the OAS, to
submit regular, systematic reports to the appropriate competent organs of
the Organization; b.
in the case of projects whose external contributions come from
nonmember states that are not permanent observers to the Organization, to
consult first with whichever Council is appropriate to the subject matter; c.
in the case of global cooperation agreements with permanent-observer
countries or with other nonmember states, to request prior approval of the
Permanent Council. 2.
In the cases cited in operative paragraph 1 of the present
resolution, the General Secretariat shall provide information on the kind
of cooperation desired, the General Secretariat counterpart resources that
would be involved, and the technical and financial benefits resulting from
the cooperation commitment. 3.
To recommend to the General Secretariat that in the negotiation of
agreements based on external resources from nonmember countries, it makes
certain that the General Secretariat's administrative costs are
contemplated in the external contribution, or that they are provided for
in the program-budget of the Organization. 4.
That for their tripartite projects, the member states of the
Organization shall be given preferential treatment in the distribution of
counterpart funds set aside in the Organization's budget for such project
involving cooperation with external sources, in accordance with the
current program guidelines of CIES and CIECC. 5.
That the General Secretariat and the organs of the CIES and CIECC
areas shall endeavor to ensure that all the member states share equally in
the opportunities offered by external sources of cooperation with
nonmember states. In the case
of continuing projects, the General Secretariat shall enlist the
participation of other member states when they have shown interest in so
doing. 6.
To annul operative paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of resolution AG/RES. 278
(VII-0/77).
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