Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on Its 22nd Session

A/RES/58/209View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 94 Environment and sustainable development, published in 2004.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2002–2006

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/60/189

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2006	A/RES/60/189	Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 23rd session	906	32%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/209	Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 22nd session	782	25%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/193	Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 21st session	461	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2004

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2004	A/59/262	Universal membership of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/58/209

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Capacity Building Common Services Consultations Coordination Within UN System Costs Environment Financial Implications Financial Resources Inter-Agency Cooperation Intergovernmental Bodies Programmes of Action Report Preparation Small Island Developing States Sustainable Development Technical Cooperation Technical Cooperation Among Developing Countries

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its twenty-second session⁴ and the decisions contained therein;

⁴Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/58/25).

Emphasizes the need for the United Nations Environment Programme, within its mandate, to further contribute to sustainable development programmes, the implementation of Agenda 21⁵ and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation2 at all levels, bearing in mind the mandate of the Commission on Sustainable Development;

⁵Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigenda), vol. I: Resolutions adopted by the Conference, resolution 1, annex II.

Reiterates the need to ensure that capacity-building and technical assistance to developing countries remain important components of the work of the United Nations Environment Programme, and in this regard emphasizes the need for full and effective implementation of relevant decisions of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum;

Calls upon the United Nations Environment Programme to contribute, within its mandate, to the preparations for the twelfth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, while avoiding duplication and overlap in the work of the two bodies;

Also calls upon the United Nations Environment Programme to contribute, within its mandate and as a member of the Inter-Agency Task Force, to the preparations for the international meeting to review the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States,⁶ to be held in Mauritius from 30 August to 3 September 2004, including its preparatory process;

⁶Report of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 April-6 May 1994 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.94.I.18 and corrigenda), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II.

Encourages Member States, the Governing Council and the relevant bodies of the United Nations system to submit their comments, in a timely manner, on the important but complex issue of establishing universal membership of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, including its legal, political, institutional, financial and system-wide implications, in order to contribute to the report of the Secretary-General to be submitted to the General Assembly for consideration before its sixtieth session, in accordance with resolution 57/251;

Encourages Member States to participate in the ongoing intergovernmental consultation process on the strengthening of the scientific base of the United Nations Environment Programme;

Notes, in regard to strengthening the overall financial situation of the United Nations Environment Programme, the various available options and the efforts being undertaken to enhance predictability in financing its programme of work and broadening its base of contributions;

Invites the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum to review its methods, agenda and programme of work, in view of the mandate of the United Nations Environment Programme, with the aim of enhancing manageability and the effective participation of States Members of the United Nations in its sessions, and taking into account recent work thereon by the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme;

Emphasizes the need to further enhance coordination and cooperation among the relevant United Nations organizations in the promotion of the environmental dimension of sustainable development, and in this respect welcomes the participation of the United Nations Environment Programme in the United Nations Development Group;

Requests that the reports on the work of the Environmental Management Group be made available to the General Assembly at its next session through the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme;

Reiterates the need for stable, adequate and predictable financial resources for the United Nations Environment Programme, 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;

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 the other United Nations organs and organizations in Nairobi.

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