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Question of Antarctica Resolutions

A/RES/40/156No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 70Question of Antarctica, published in 1986.

What else is in this group?

32 documents · 1984–2006
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2006).
  • 2006A/RES/60/47Question of AntarcticaCompare with earlier document
  • 2002A/RES/57/51Question of AntarcticaCompare with earlier document
  • 1999A/RES/54/45Question of AntarcticaCompare with earlier document
  • 1997A/RES/51/56Question of AntarcticaCompare with earlier document
  • 1995A/RES/49/80Question of AntarcticaCompare with earlier document

This group bundles related documents that are not individually ordered.

iGrouped automatically by matching titles within the same organ.

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 topics
AntarcticaApartheidCooperation Between OrganizationsEnvironmental ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionIntergovernmental OrganizationsMineral ResourcesNatural ResourcesParticipantsRegional SecurityReport PreparationResources ExplorationSouth AfricaSpecialized AgenciesTreaties

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs

A

1
Requests the Secretary-General to update and expand the study on the question of Antarctica by address­ ing questions concerning the availability to the United Nations of information from the Antarctic Treaty Consul­ tative Parties on their respective activities in and their deliberations regarding Antarctica, the involvement of the relevant specialized agencies and intergovernmental organizations in the Antarctic Treaty system and the sig­ nificance of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the southern ocean;
2
Requests the Secretary-General to seek the co-opera­ tion of all Member States and the relevant specialized agencies, organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, as well as the relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies, in the preparation of the updated study by inviting them to transmit, as appropri­ ate, their views and any information they may wish to pro­ vide;
3
Requests the Secretary-General to submit the study to the General Assembly at its forty-first session;
4
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled "Question of Antarc­ tica".

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