Towards the Sustainable Development of the Caribbean Sea for Present and Future Generations

A/RES/61/197View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 53b Follow-up to and implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, published in 2007.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 2007–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/204

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/204	Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations	3,855	80%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/163	Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations	3,308	77%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/214	Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations	3,039	92%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/229	Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations	2,824	86%Compare
2017	A/RES/71/224	Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations	2,547	84%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

8 reports · 2010–2024

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2024	A/79/399	Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/163
2022	A/77/146	Sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/75/214
2020	A/75/277	Sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/73/229
2018	A/73/225	Sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/71/224
2016	A/71/265	Sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/69/216

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

Recognizes that the unique biodiversity and highly fragile ecosystem of the Caribbean Sea require that Caribbean States and relevant regional and international development partners work together to develop and implement regional initiatives to promote the sustainable conservation and management of coastal and marine resources including, inter alia, the further development of their concept of the designation of the Caribbean Sea as a special area in the context of sustainable development, without prejudice to relevant international law;

Takes note with interest of the creation by the Association of Caribbean States of the Commission on the Caribbean Sea;

Takes note of the efforts of the Caribbean States to further develop their concept of the Caribbean Sea as a special area in the context of sustainable development, without prejudice to relevant international law, and invites the international community to recognize such efforts;

Recognizes the efforts of Caribbean countries to create conditions leading to sustainable development aimed at combating poverty and inequality, and in this regard notes with interest the initiatives of the Association of Caribbean States in the focal areas of sustainable tourism, trade, transport and natural disasters;

Calls upon the United Nations system and the international community to assist, as appropriate, Caribbean countries and their regional organizations in their efforts to ensure the protection of the Caribbean Sea from degradation as a result of pollution from ships, in particular through the illegal release of oil and other harmful substances, and from illegal dumping or accidental release of hazardous waste, including radioactive materials, nuclear waste and dangerous chemicals, in violation of relevant international rules and standards, as well as pollution from land-based activities;

Invites the Association to submit a report on its progress in the implementation of the present resolution to the Secretary-General for consideration during the sixty-third session of the General Assembly;

Calls upon all States to become contracting parties to relevant international agreements to enhance maritime safety and promote the protection of the marine environment of the Caribbean Sea from pollution, damage and degradation from ships and ship-generated waste;

Supports the efforts of Caribbean countries to implement sustainable fisheries management programmes;

Calls upon States, taking into consideration the Convention on Biological Diversity,¹³ to develop national, regional and international programmes to halt the loss of marine biodiversity in the Caribbean Sea, in particular fragile ecosystems such as coral reefs;

¹³United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1760, No. 30619.

Invites Member States and intergovernmental organizations within the United Nations system to continue their efforts to assist Caribbean countries in becoming parties to the relevant conventions and protocols concerning the management, protection and sustainable utilization of Caribbean Sea resources and in implementing them effectively;

Calls upon the international community, the United Nations system and the multilateral financial institutions, and invites the Global Environment Facility, within its mandate, to support actively the national and regional activities of the Caribbean States towards the promotion of the sustainable management of coastal and marine resources;

Urges the United Nations system and the international community to continue to provide aid and assistance to the countries of the Caribbean region in the implementation of their long-term programmes of disaster prevention, preparedness, mitigation, management, relief and recovery, based on their development priorities, through the integration of relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction into a comprehensive approach to sustainable development;

Calls upon Member States to improve as a matter of priority their emergency response capabilities and the containment of environmental damage, particularly in the Caribbean Sea, in the event of natural disasters or of an accident or incident relating to maritime navigation;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to it at its sixty-third session, under the sub-item entitled “Follow-up to and implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States” of the item entitled “Sustainable development”, on the implementation of the present resolution, taking into account the views expressed by relevant regional organizations.

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