International Co-Operation in the Field of the Environment

A/RES/37/217View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1983.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1980–1990

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/44/229

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1990	A/RES/44/229	International co-operation in the field of the environment	2,027	8%Compare
1988	A/RES/42/184	International co-operation in the field of the environment	349	21%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/200	International co-operation in the field of the environment	233	11%Compare
1984	A/RES/38/165	International co-operation in the field of the environment	1,039	15%Compare
1983	A/RES/37/217	International co-operation in the field of the environment	1,216	17%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Budget Contributions Environment Environmental Law Medium-Term Plan Programme Implementation Regional Programmes

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Having. consid~red the ~port of the Governing Council of the UOlted NatIons EnVIronment Programme on its tenth session, 146

Taking note of Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/56 of 29 July 1982 on international co-operation on the environment,

Taking into account the note by the Secretary-General on international conventions and protocols in the field of the environment,147

Recalling its resolution 36/192 of 17 December 1981 in which it reaffirmed the catalytic mandate and role of 'the United Nations Environment Programme and stressed the need for additional resources to be made available to the

14' Reportofthe United Nations Conference on Desenification. Nairobi, 29 August-9 September 1977 (AlCONF,74/36), chap. I.

146 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 25 (Al37/25), part two.

147 Al37/394. Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme so that the developing countries may deal with their most serious environmental problems, such as soil degradation and deforestation, which are examples of very severe deterioration of natural resources calling for particular attention.

Bearing in mind the importance that the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade attaches to an ecologically sustainable development process and the need for further international cooperation in the field of the environment, 148 and taking into account the fact that environmental considerations should be viewed in the context of national plans and priorities and development objectives of both developing and developed countries,

Takes note of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its tenth session and the decisions contained therein; 149 2.

Welcomes Governing Council decision 10/13 of 31 May 1982 by which the Council approved the structure and objectives of the system-wide medium-term environment programme and took note of its general content, appealed to Governments to continue to give support to the development and implementation of the programme and to take the necessary decisions in that regard in the appropriate governing bodies of the organizations of the United Nations system, and urged other organizations of the United Nations system to continue their close co-operation with the United Nations Environment Programme in the further refinement and implementation of the system-wide programme;

Welcomes also Governing Council decision 10/4 of 31 May 1982, in which the Council, inter alia, requested the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to identify areas for co-operation among developing countries in the field of the environment, and also to identify expertise and institutions in developing countries capable of fostering that co-operation, as well as developing activities for horizontal co-operation based on such identification;

Welcomes further Governing Council decisions 10/6 of 31 May 1982, concerning ways and means of enabling the United Nations Environment Programme to assist developing countries in addressing their serious environmental problems, and 10/26 of 31 May 1982, concerning the provision of a mechanism within the existing structure of the United Nations Environment Programme for assisting developing countries in dealing with their serious environmental problems using voluntary resources additional to those available to the Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme, inter alia, through counterpart contributions, urges Governments in a position to do so to provide assistance to that mechanism and expresses the hope that measures to be taken pursuant to those decisions will contribute to the effective implementation of the provisions of General Assembly resolution 361192 and, in general, those of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade with respect to ecologically sustainable development;

Welcomes the adoption by the Governing Council, in its decision 10/21 of 31 May 1982, of the programme for the development and periodic review of environmental law l50 and the measures to be taken for the early effective implementation of that programme;

148 See resolution 35/56. annex, para. 41.

149 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session. Supplement No. 25 (Al37/25). part two, annex.

Takes note of Governing Council decision 10/14 of 31 May 1982 on programme matters, comprising seven specific sections, and in this context:

Takes note of the progress report on co-operation in the field of the environment concerning natural resources shared by two or more States,151 reiterates the terms of its resolution 34/186 of 18 December 1979 as a whole, and requests the Governing Council to submit a further progress report on its implementation to the General Assembly at its fortieth session;

Takes note of the conclusions of the study of the legal aspects concerning the environment related to offshore mining and drilling within the limits of national jurisdiction, made by the Working Group of Experts on Environmental Law,152 and of the views of the Governments thereon,153 recommends that Governments should consider the guidelines contained in the conclusions when formulating national legislation or undertaking negotiations for the conclusion of international agreements for the prevention of pollution of the marine environment caused by offshore mining and drilling within the limits of national jurisdiction, and requests the Governing Council to submit to the General Assembly at its fortieth session a progress report on the use made· of those conclusions;

Takes note of the endorsement by the Governing (c) Council, in section III of its decision 10114, of the World Soils Policy, 154 and invites Governments, organizations of the United Nations system and other appropriate international organizations to take into account the objectives of the World Soils Policy in formulating relevant national policies and programmes of work;

Takes note of the action agreed by the Governing Council, in section I of its decision 10114, on the future work with regard to the potential socio-economic impact of increased carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere;

Also takes note of Governing Council decision 10/ 20 of 31 May 1982 on expansion and implementation of the regional seas programme;

Further takes note of Governing Council decision 10/7 of 28 May 1982 on the impact of apartheid on the environment aimed at promoting public awareness of the plight of the victims of apartheid;

Expresses the view that arrangements for the regional presence of the United Nations Environment Programme should take fully into account the specific situations and needs of the various regions, in accordance with Governing Council decision 10/2 of 31 May 1982 on the regional presence of the Programme;

Expresses its appreciation to Governments that have contributed to the Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme, particularly those that have maintained or increased the real value of their contributions;

Expresses its concern over the continued decline, in real terms, of the resources available to the Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme and the increasing trend towards late payment of pledged contributions, reiterates its appeal to Governments to increase their contributions to the Fund and appeals to all Governments that have not yet pledged contributions to the Fund for the years 1982 and 1983 to do so as soon as possible.

/ /3th plenary meeting 20 December /982

'51 AJ37/396 and Corr. 1, annex.

152 See UNEP/GC.915IAdd.5, annex 111.

I5J See UNEP/GC.1015, annex 1.

"4 See UNEP/GC.I 0151AddA. annex III

"" See UNEP/GC.10151A.dd.2 and Corr.\ and 2.

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