Activities Undertaken in Preparation for the International Year of Freshwater, 2003

A/RES/57/252View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

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

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2004

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2004	A/59/167	Activities undertaken during the International Year of Freshwater, 2003, and further efforts to achieve the sustainable development of water resources report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/252

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Budget Contributions Coordination Within UN System Focal Points Freshwater International Years Partnership Programmes of Action Public Information Water Resources

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the activities undertaken by States, the Secretariat, and the organizations, programmes and funds of the United Nations system that are engaged in inter-agency work related to freshwater and by major groups in preparation for the observance of the International Year of Freshwater, and encourages them to continue their efforts;

Encourages all Member States, relevant international organizations and major groups to support activities related to the Year, inter alia, through voluntary contributions, and to link their relevant activities to the Year;

Encourages Member States, the United Nations system and major groups to take advantage of the Year to raise awareness of the essential importance of freshwater resources for satisfying basic human needs and for health and food production and the preservation of ecosystems, as well as for economic and social development in general, and to promote action at the local, national, regional and international levels, and calls for high priority to be given to the serious freshwater problems facing many regions, especially in the developing countries;

Encourages voluntary partnerships among Member States, international organizations and major groups to promote activities related to the Year;

Calls upon Member States that have not already done so to create national committees or designate focal points in their respective countries to facilitate and promote activities related to the Year at the local and national levels;

Requests the Secretary-General to promote closer coordination to elaborate and support proposals and undertake activities related to the Year;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.

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