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Convention on Biological Diversity

A/RES/50/111No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 96aImplementation of decisions and recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, published in 1996.

What other versions does this mandate have?

18 versions · 1995–2012
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/66/202
  • 2012A/RES/66/202Convention on Biological DiversityLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2011A/RES/65/161Convention on Biological DiversityCompare with previous version
  • 2010A/RES/64/203Convention on Biological DiversityCompare with previous version
  • 2009A/RES/63/219Convention on Biological DiversityCompare with previous version
  • 2008A/RES/62/194Convention on Biological DiversityCompare with previous version

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

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics
Biological DiversityCanadaConferencesLocation of OfficesSignatures, Accessions, RatificationsTreaties

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Welcomes the results of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held at Nassau from 28 November to 9 December 1994, as reflected in the report of the Executive Secretary of the Convention, submitted in accordance with paragraph 4 of General Assembly resolution 49/117;
2
Takes note that the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity has decided to accept the offer of the Government of Canada to host the secretariat of the Convention, and expresses its appreciation for the support offered by the Canadian authorities to ensure the effective functioning of the secretariat;
3
Also takes note of the results of the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, held at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris from 4 to 8 September 1995, including its medium-term programme of work for 1996-1997 and its contribution to the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Panel on Forests of the Commission on Sustainable Development;
4
Calls upon those States that have not yet ratified the Convention to expedite their internal procedures of ratification, acceptance or approval;
5
Invites the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to report, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session on the results of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, held at Jakarta from 6 to 17 November 1995, and also invites the Secretary to make the reports of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention available to the Commission on Sustainable Development.

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