Promoting an Integrated Management Approach to the Caribbean Sea Area in the Context of Sustainable Development

A/RES/54/225View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 100f Implementation of the outcome of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, published in 2000.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2000–2005

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/59/230

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2005	A/RES/59/230	Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development	1,966	80%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/261	Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development	1,761	33%Compare
2000	A/RES/54/225	Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development	973	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2004–2006

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2006	A/61/268	Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/59/230
2004	A/59/173	Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/261

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Caribbean Sea Disaster Relief Emergency Relief Environmental Damage Environmental Management Marine Accidents Marine Pollution Natural Disasters Sustainable Development

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Recognizes the importance of adopting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development;

Encourages the further development of the integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development, which will include environmental, economic, social, legal and institutional elements and will take into account the experience gained, as well as the provisions of Agenda 21,⁸ the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States,3 the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly and the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development, in conformity with relevant international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea;5

⁸Report 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.

Calls upon the Caribbean countries to develop further an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development;

Also calls upon the international community and the United Nations system, in particular the relevant agencies, actively to support efforts to develop further and implement the above-mentioned approach;

Further calls upon Member States to give priority to improving their emergency response capabilities and to increasing their participation in existing mechanisms so as to allow for a timely, effective and coordinated response to natural disasters and for the containment of environmental damage in the Caribbean Sea area in the event of an accident or incident relating to maritime transport;

Invites all parties concerned to take action, as appropriate, to address land-based sources of marine pollution;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session, under a sub-item entitled “Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States” of the item entitled “Environment and sustainable development”, on the implementation of the present resolution, taking into account the views expressed by relevant regional organizations.

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