Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 21 November 2016  [without reference to a Main Committee (A/71/L.6 and Add.1)]  71/11.  Cooperation between the United Nations and the League  of Arab States        The General Assembly,    Recalling its previous resolutions relevant to cooperation between the United  Nations and the League of Arab States,    Recalling also article 3 of the Charter of the League of Arab States, 1 which  entrusts the Council of the League with the function of determining the means  whereby the League will collaborate with international organizations to guarantee  international peace and security, organize political, security, social, economic,  cultural, technical, environmental and administrative relations, and enhance and  strengthen the League’s capacity in those areas,    Taking into consideration the report of the Secretary-General entitled “An  Agenda for Peace”, 2  and in particular section VII concerning cooperation with  regional organizations, and the “Supplement to an Agenda for Peace”, 3     Recognizing the need for further strengthening of cooperation between the  United Nations and the League of Arab States in the pursuit of the common goals  and objectives of the two organizations,    Taking note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on  cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations, 4    Welcoming the signing on 24 September 2016 of the protocol of amendment of  the text of the cooperation agreement between the two organizations, and  recognizing the need to continue to take the measures necessary to strengthen the  existing cooperation between the two organizations,     Commending the resolutions and recommendations of the twelfth sectoral  meeting between the United Nations and the League of Arab States and their  specialized organizations, held in Cairo in October 2015, on the theme “The  _______________  1 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 70, No. 241.  2 A/47/277-S/24111.  3 A/50/60-S/1995/1.  4 A/71/160-S/2016/621 and Add.1.   A/RES/71/11  Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States   2/2  repercussions of underestimating human rights: towards a comprehensive  cooperation approach”, as well as the thirteenth general cooperation meeting  between the United Nations and the League of Arab States and their systems, held in  Geneva in May 2016, at which challenges and threats undermining international  peace and stability, as well as development, were addressed,    1.  Requests the Secretariat of the United Nations and the League of Arab  States to consider the possibility of forming a high-level working group to follow up  on the implementation of the provisions of the protocol of amendment of the text of  the cooperation agreement between the two organizations until a liaison office to the  League of Arab States is opened in Cairo, with the aim of improving and achieving  further coordination between the two organizations in the fields addressed in the  protocol;     2.  Also requests the Secretariat of the United Nations and the League of  Arab States to continue their periodic consultations, at all levels, in order to  exchange information, and review and strengthen coordination and follow-up  mechanisms, particularly in the political and security fields;    3.  Calls upon United Nations specialized agencies, programmes and  institutions to continue their interaction with their counterparts from Arab  organizations and institutions and to improve mechanisms for consultation with  them, in order to implement mutually agreed projects and programmes and to make  the greatest possible use of Arab institutions and their technical expertise in  implementing projects undertaken in the Arab region;     4.  Emphasizes the importance of holding the thirteenth sectoral meeting  between the two organizations and their specialized agencies, in 2017, concerning  cooperation on the preservation and management of water resources in the Arab  region, and the fourteenth general cooperation meeting between the two  organizations and their systems during 2018, for which the dates and venue will be  agreed upon in due course;    5.  Calls upon the specialized agencies, organizations and programmes of  the United Nations system to inform the Secretary-General, no later than January  2018, of the progress made in its cooperation with the League of Arab States, in  particular, the implementation of the multilateral proposals adopted at the thirteenth  general cooperation meeting between the two organizations;     6.  Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its  seventy-third session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;    7.  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 League of Arab States”.