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Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on Its 7th Special Session

A/RES/57/251No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 87Environment and sustainable development, published in 2003.

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?

6 topics
ConsultationsCostsEnvironmental ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionProgramme ImplementationSustainable Development

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2004.

  • 2004A/59/262Universal membership of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme report of the Secretary-General

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

8 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its seventh special session,Error: Reference source not found and the decisions contained therein;
2
Expresses its appreciation to the Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Ministers or Their Representatives on International Environmental Governance for its report as adopted by the Governing Council at its seventh special session;
3
Recalls the decision made at the World Summit on Sustainable Development to fully implement the outcomes of decision SS.VII/1 on international environmental governance adopted by the Governing Council at its seventh special session;1
4
Invites Member States, the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme, and the relevant bodies of the United Nations system to submit to the Secretariat their comments on the important but complex issue of establishing universal membership for the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, including its legal, political, institutional, financial and system-wide implications, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report incorporating those views to the General Assembly for its consideration before its sixtieth session;
5
Reiterates its desire to be informed on the work of the Environmental Management Group;
6
Requests the United Nations Environment Programme, within its mandate, to continue to contribute to sustainable development programmes and the implementation of Agenda 21 at all levels, bearing in mind the mandate of the Commission on Sustainable Development;
7
Reiterates the need for stable, adequate and predictable financial resources for the United Nations Environment Programme, and in this regard and in accordance with resolution 2997 (XXVII) underlines the need to consider adequate reflection of all administrative and management costs of the Programme in the context of the United Nations regular budget;
8
Requests the Secretary-General to keep the resource needs of the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Office at Nairobi under review so as to permit the delivery, in an effective manner, of necessary services to the Programme and to other United Nations organs and organizations in Nairobi.

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