Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

A/RES/48/193View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 99b Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, published in 1994.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1994–1995

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/49/122

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1995	A/RES/49/122	Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States	1,246	20%Compare
1994	A/RES/48/193	Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States	713	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Agenda Budget Contributions Conferences Consultations Funds Information Dissemination Participants Rules of Procedure Small Island Developing States Sustainable Development Work Organization

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 (A/CONF.151/26/Rev.1 (Vol. I and Vol. I/Corr.1, Vol. II, Vol. III and Vol. III/Corr.1)) (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigenda), vol. I: Resolutions adopted by the Conference, vol. II: Proceedings of the Conference, and vol. III: Statements made by Heads of State or Government at the Summit Segment of the Conference.

Ibid., vol. I, Resolutions adopted by the Conference, resolution 1, annex II.

Takes note of the report of the Preparatory Committee for the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States on its organizational and first sessions; 3/

Decides to convene the first Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States in Barbados from 25 April to 6 May 1994, including a high-level segment on 5 and 6 May;

Urges once again that representation at the Conference be at the highest possible level;

Decides to convene one day of pre-Conference consultations at the venue of the Conference on 24 April 1994;

Also decides that the first session of the Preparatory Committee shall be resumed in New York for a period of five working days, from 7 to 11 March 1994, to complete the preparatory work assigned to it in paragraph 11 of resolution 47/189, including the draft programme of action for the sustainable development of small island developing States contained in annex III to the report of the Preparatory Committee, 3/ and that adequate facilities shall be made available for this purpose within the approved budget limit set for the biennium 1994-1995;

Endorses Preparatory Committee decisions 1 4/ and 4 5/ concerning the participation of associate members of regional commissions and of non-governmental organizations, including major groups, in the Conference and its preparatory process;

Also endorses Preparatory Committee decisions 3 5/ and 13 6/and decides to transmit the provisional rules of procedure and the provisional agenda to the Conference for adoption;

A/48/36.

Ibid., part one, sect. V.

Ibid., sect. VI.

Ibid., part two, sect. VIII.

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the relevant United Nations agencies and organizations, and taking into account the submissions he may receive from bilateral, regional and multilateral donor agencies as well as from non-governmental organizations, to ensure the timely submission to the Preparatory Committee, at its resumed session, of the report requested in decision 11 of the Preparatory Committee; 6/

Also requests the Secretary-General, through the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat, to ensure that the goals and purposes of the Conference receive the widest possible dissemination within Member States, non-governmental organizations and national, regional and international media, with a view to encouraging their active contribution to and support for the Conference and its preparatory process;

Expresses its appreciation for the contributions made to the voluntary fund established for the purpose of assisting small island developing States and the least developed countries to participate fully and effectively in the Conference and its preparatory process, and invites all Member States and organizations in a position to do so to contribute generously to the fund;

Decides to include in the agenda of its forty-ninth session, under the item entitled "Implementation of decisions and recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the sub-item entitled "Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States", and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session the report of the Global Conference.

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