Resolution adopted by the General Assembly  on 1 September 2023      [without reference to a Main Committee (A/77/L.107)]       77/338. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai  Cooperation Organization        The General Assembly,    Recalling that one of the objectives of the United Nations is to achieve  cooperation in maintaining international peace and security and solving international  problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character,    Recalling also the Articles of the Charter of the United Nations that encourage  activities on the basis of regional cooperation to promote the goals and objectives of  the United Nations,    Recalling further its resolution 59/48 of 2 December 2004, by which it granted  observer status to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,    Recalling its resolutions 64/183 of 18 December 2009, 65/124 of 13 December  2010, 67/15 of 19 November 2012, 69/11 of 11 November 2014, 71/14 of  21 November 2016, 73/334 of 30 August 2019 and 75/268 of 25 March 2021 on  cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,    Recalling also the Joint Declaration on Cooperation between the secretariats of  the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, dated 5 April 2010,    Noting that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is committed to act  consistently with the goals and principles of the United Nations,    Noting also that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has become an essential  regional organization for addressing security in the region, in all its dimensions,  including in cooperation with relevant regional organizations,   A/RES/77/338  Cooperation between the United Nations and the  Shanghai Cooperation Organization   23-17572 2/4      Taking into account the commitment of the States members of the Shanghai  Cooperation Organization to pursue the implementation of the goals outlined in the  2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,1    Recalling the commitment of the States members of the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization to achieve a pacific settlement of regional disputes under Chapter VIII  of the Charter of the United Nations,    Recognizing the efforts of the States members of the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization to build the region of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization into a  region of lasting peace, friendship, prosperity and harmony, in accordance with the  Treaty on Long-term Good-neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation among the  States members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,2    Recalling that in its resolution 71/14, it noted the aspiration of the States  members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to promote stability and the  maintenance of international peace and security, and noting in this regard the  eighteenth meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization, held in Qingdao, China, on 9 and 10 June 2018, as well as the  nineteenth meeting, held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 13 and 14 June 2019, the  twentieth meeting, held under the chairmanship of the Russian Federation on  10 November 2020 in video format, the twenty-first meeting, held in Dushanbe,  Tajikistan, on 16 and 17 September 2021, the twenty-second meeting, held in  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on 15 and 16 September 2022, and the twenty-third meeting,  held under the chairmanship of India on 4 July 2023 in video format,    Welcoming the commitment of the States party to the Treaty on the  Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons3 that are States members of the Shanghai  Cooperation Organization to comply fully with the Treaty, including in Central Asia,    Recognizing the efforts of the States members of the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization to promote counter-terrorism cooperation, including through the  Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, and welcoming in this regard the protocol on  cooperation between the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai  Cooperation Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, signed  on 22 July 2012, noting the cooperation between the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure  of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Office of Counter-Terrorism,  including the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre, in implementing the United  Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy,4 and the cooperation between the  Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the  Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, and noting the Memorandum of  Understanding on cooperation between these two entities signed on 25 March 2019,    Recognizing also the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in  combating drugs, based on the outcome of the thirtieth special session of the General  Assembly on the world drug problem, held in New York from 19 to 21 April 2016,5  and encouraging the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to continue such  cooperation in this field,    Recalling the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the  secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the United Nations Office  on Drugs and Crime in June 2011 with a view to effectively addressing, in cooperation  with relevant international and regional actors, the production of and trade and  __________________    1 Resolution 70/1.    2 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2896, No. 50518.    3 Ibid., vol. 729, No. 10485.    4 Resolution 60/288.    5 Resolution S-30/1, annex.   Cooperation between the United Nations and the   Shanghai Cooperation Organization  A/RES/77/338   3/4 23-17572    trafficking in drugs, and welcoming the further cooperation of the Shanghai  Cooperation Organization and the Office,    Noting the improved quality of the dynamics of cooperation among the States  members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as well as the further  enhancement of the potential and role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in  the international arena as a multilateral mechanism, and in this regard welcoming the  convening of the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai  Cooperation Organization in Qingdao on 9 and 10 June 2018 as the first summit after  the enlargement of the Organization, as well as the nineteenth meeting of the Council  of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, held in Bishkek on  13 and 14 June 2019, the twentieth meeting, held under the chairmanship of the  Russian Federation on 10 November 2020 in video format, the twenty-first meeting,  held in Dushanbe on 16 and 17 September 2021, the twenty-second meeting, held in  Samarkand on 15 and 16 September 2022, and the twenty-third meeting, held under  the chairmanship of India on 4 July 2023 in video format,    Taking note of the initiatives of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as well  as the efforts of others, to address security of and in the use of information and  communications technologies, and recognizing the need for further discussions in  relevant forums,    Noting the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the  secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the secretariat of the United  Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in September 2022  aimed at enhancing cooperation in trade, transport, energy, and information and  communications technology connectivity,    Welcoming the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation  between the secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the United  Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in September 2022 with  the goal of strengthening peace, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue  by means of developing cooperation in education, science, culture, communication  and information,    Noting the granting to the Islamic Republic of Iran of the status of a State  member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the signing of the  Memorandum of Commitment by Belarus to obtain the status of a State member of  the Shanghai Cooperation Organization following the meeting of the Council of  Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held under the chairmanship  of India on 4 July 2023,    Recognizing the efforts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to promote  cooperation with other regional organizations, including the Collective Security  Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Association of  Southeast Asian Nations, the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building  Measures in Asia, the Economic Cooperation Organization, the Eurasian Economic  Union6 and the League of Arab States,7 as well as with the International Committee  of the Red Cross,    Taking into consideration the fact that countries with economies in transition  are among the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and in this regard  recalling its resolution 61/210 of 20 December 2006, in which it proposed that the  __________________    6 The Memorandum of Understanding between the secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization and the Eurasian Economic Commission was signed in Dushanbe on 17 September  2021.    7 The Memorandum of Understanding between the secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization and the League of Arab States was signed in Samarkand on 16 September 2022.    A/RES/77/338  Cooperation between the United Nations and the  Shanghai Cooperation Organization   23-17572 4/4    United Nations system enhance dialogue with regional and subregional cooperation  organizations whose membership includes countries with economies in transition and  increase support provided to them,    Convinced that strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and other  organizations of the United Nations system and the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization helps to promote the goals and objectives of the United Nations,    1.  Acknowledges the constructive role of the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization in securing peace and sustainable development, advancing regional  cooperation and strengthening good-neighbourliness and mutual trust, and notes the  activities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization aimed at strengthening peace,  security and stability in the region, countering terrorism, drug trafficking and other  types of criminal activity of a transnational character and promoting regional  cooperation in various areas such as trade and economic development, energy,  transportation, agriculture and agro-industry, the regulation of migration, banking and  finances, information and telecommunications, science and new technology, start-ups  and innovation, the digital economy, customs, education, public health, traditional  medicine, environmental protection and reducing the danger of natural disasters, as  well as in other related areas;    2.  Emphasizes the importance of strengthening dialogue, cooperation and  coordination between the United Nations system and the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization, and proposes that the Secretary-General, for this purpose, continue to  hold regular consultations with the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization through the existing inter-agency forums and formats, including the  high-level interactive dialogue of the Secretary-General of the United Nations with  the heads of the regional organizations and other organizations;    3.  Proposes that the specialized agencies, organizations, programmes and  funds of the United Nations system cooperate with the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization with a view to jointly implementing programmes to achieve their goals,  and in this regard recommends that the heads of such entities continue consultations  with the Secretary-General of the United Nations;    4.  Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its  seventy-ninth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;    5.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-ninth 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 Shanghai Cooperation Organization”.