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Draft World Charter for Nature

A/RES/36/6No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 23Draft World Charter for Nature, published in 1981.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1980–1981
  • 1981A/RES/36/6Draft World Charter for NatureLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1980A/RES/35/7Draft World Charter for Nature

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 topic
Nature Conservation

What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs
16
Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;
17
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-seventh session the item entitled · 'The situation in Kampuchea''.
'36/6.

Draft World Charter for Nature

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General, which contains a revised version of the draft World Charter for Nature prepared on the basis of views and observations communicated by Member States in accordance with General Assembly resolution 35/7;
2
Invites Member States which have not yet done so to communicate their views and observations to the Secretary-General;
3
Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, to complete if necessary, on the basis of observations received from Member States, the revision of the draft World Charter for Nature and to submit a supplementary report ,o the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session;
4
Invites the Secretary-General to transmit to Member States the text of the report of the Ad Hoe Group of Experts on the Draft World Charter for Nature, 1~ containing the revised version of the draft Charter, as well as any further observations by States, with a view to appropriate consideration at the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly;
_5.
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-seventh session an item entitled ''Consideration and adoption of the revised draft World Charter for Nature: report of the Secretary-General" .
Historical responsibility of States for the preservation of nature for present and future generations
Requests the Secretary-General, with the co-operation of the United Nations Environment Programme and on the basis of the studies now in progress and the views expressed by States on this subject, to complete the preparation of a report containing recommendations for the adoption by States of specific ohligations and measures relating to the protection of nature from the pernicious effects of the arms race, and to the limitation and prohibition of the types of military activity which present the greatest danger for nature;
Also requests the Secretary-General to submit the 2. report referred to in paragraph I above to the General Assembly at its second special session devoted to disarmament.
36/23. Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference
1
Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on the state of co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference;
2
Urges the two organizations to intensify co-operation in their common search for solutions to global problems. such as questions relating to international peace and security. disarmament. self-determination. decolonization. fun-
14 A/36/532 and Con "A/36/384.
"' See An61138.

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