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Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on Its 6th Special Session

A/RES/55/200No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 95aImplementation of Agenda 21 and the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, published in 2001.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2001–2011
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/65/162
  • 2011A/RES/65/162Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 11th special sessionLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2009A/RES/63/220Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 10th special sessionCompare with previous version
  • 2007A/RES/61/205Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 9th special sessionCompare with previous version
  • 2005A/RES/59/226Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 8th special sessionCompare with previous version
  • 2003A/RES/57/251Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 7th special sessionCompare 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?

7 topics
ConferencesEnvironmental ProtectionFinancial ResourcesProgramme EvaluationProgramme ImplementationResources AllocationSustainable Development

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its sixth special session, takes note of the decisions contained therein as well as the consultations among member States in preparation for the twenty-first session, and, in this regard, also takes note of the ongoing consultations contributing to the further elaboration and implementation of the water policy and strategy of the Programme;
2
Welcomes the convening of the First Global Ministerial Environment Forum, and, in this regard, expresses its deep appreciation to the Government of Sweden for the generous manner in which it hosted and provided facilities for the Forum, and takes note with appreciation of the Malmö Ministerial Declaration as one of the contributions to the Millennium Summit and to the preparations for the ten-year review of progress achieved in the implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development;
3
Stresses the importance of the section of the United Nations Millennium Declaration on protecting our common environment, in which heads of State and Government reaffirmed the principles of sustainable development as set out in Agenda 21, and in particular resolved to adopt a new ethic of conservation and stewardship in all our environmental actions;
4
Welcomes the decision of the Governing Council on the contribution of the United Nations Environment Programme to the implementation of Agenda 21 and the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21;
5
Stresses that the United Nations Environment Programme, as the principal body in the field of the environment within the United Nations system, should continue to play an important role in the implementation of Agenda 21 and in the preparations for the ten-year review of progress achieved in the implementation of the outcome of the Conference;
6
Underlines the need for sufficient financial resources, on a stable and predictable basis, to ensure the full implementation of the mandate of the Programme, in particular with a view to ensuring its strong involvement in the preparatory process for the ten-year review of progress achieved in the implementation of the outcome of the Conference at its various levels, and in the implementation of the outcome of the review;
7
Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary resources from the regular budget of the United Nations to the United Nations Environment Programme for the biennium 2002-2003, in accordance with current budgetary practices, and to consider other ways to support the strengthening of the Programme in view of the ten-year review of progress achieved in the implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.

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