General assembly thirty-sixth regular session santo domingo, dominican republic
AG/RES. 2173 (XXXVI-O/06) THE DECLARATION OF RECIFE
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AG/RES. 2173 (XXXVI-O/06)THE DECLARATION OF RECIFE(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 6, 2006) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
REAFFIRMING the recognition by the Summits of the potential of regional and municipal governments to address and help solve the challenges of governance in the Hemisphere, RESOLVES: 1. To declare that the holding of the Third Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities Responsible for Policies on Decentralization, Local Government, and Citizen Participation at the Municipal Level in the Hemisphere (RIAD-III) in Recife, Brazil, in October 2005, constitutes a fundamental step toward building and consolidating RIAD as an instrument for intergovernmental cooperation. 2. To thank the Government of Brazil for its warm hospitality and the excellent arrangements it made for holding RIAD-III, as well as the General Secretariat for its valuable support. 3. To express its firm support for the objectives of the Declaration of Recife adopted by the meeting and for the commitment to broaden and strengthen the institutional framework of the decentralization process, so as to strengthen local and regional governments, as well as channels for citizen participation in public administration, consolidate democratic governance, create decent work opportunities, and promote a more inclusive form of development that can reduce social and regional inequalities in the Hemisphere. 4. To reaffirm, as set forth in the Declaration of Recife, the crucial importance of coordination and cooperation between the central government and regional and local governments, as well as of dialogue with civil society, with a view towards a more inclusive form of economic development that can boost democratic governance. 5. To take note of the innovations of the ministerial meeting, such as the RIAD 2005 Expo-Fair, an activity timed to coincide with the meeting in order to afford an opportunity for dialogue with stakeholders in the decentralization processes, share experiences in the formulation of decentralization policies, particularly replicable practices in decentralization, and forge frameworks and parameters for decentralization based on compared experiences, as called for in the Declaration of Recife. 6. To express appreciation for the support provided by the experts of RIAD’s Technical and Financial Support Group, coordinated by its technical secretariat with technical assistance and resources from the International City/County Management Association and the United States Agency for International Development (ICMA/USAID); and to urge the agencies to continue and strengthen their ties with RIAD, thereby contributing to efforts to boost coordination in favor of decentralization processes. 7. To take note of the progress made by RIAD in support of efforts to construct regional decentralization strategies; and to urge members of RIAD to continue working with the Chair of the Network and the regional Vice Chairs on the development of hemispheric and subregional activities and projects on specific topics, pursuant to its mandates, while moving ahead with the establishment of basic parameters and frames of reference to facilitate the comparison of experiences, the systematization of outcomes, and the channeling of decentralization policies through RIAD. 8. In this context, to take note of the meeting of the Chair and Vice Chairs of RIAD (its Executive Committee), convened by Brazil as Chair of the Network and held in Brasilia on March 27 and 28, 2006, with technical support from the Department for the Promotion of Good Governance acting as technical secretariat, and of the preparation of the Plan of Action for 2006-2007, which envisages the following key courses of action aimed at consolidating the Network:
9. With that Plan in mind, to urge the members of the RIAD to continue strengthening the Network as an instrument for multilateral cooperation in support of the processes of development and democratic governance in the region. 10. To instruct the Permanent Council to follow closely the work of the RIAD and convene the next ministerial meeting, taking into account the resources available in the program-budget of the Organization and other resources. 11. To request the Secretary General to present a report on the implementation of this resolution to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh regular session. Download 1.56 Mb. Share with your friends:
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