Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on Its 8th Special Session

A/RES/59/226View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 85 Sustainable development, published in 2005.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2001–2011

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/65/162

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2011	A/RES/65/162	Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 11th special session	2,249	23%Compare
2009	A/RES/63/220	Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 10th special session	1,173	44%Compare
2007	A/RES/61/205	Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 9th special session	853	29%Compare
2005	A/RES/59/226	Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 8th special session	1,019	28%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/251	Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 7th special session	619	22%Compare

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/57/251

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Capacity Building Conferences Developed Countries Environmental Management Environmental Protection Financial Resources Inter-Agency Cooperation Location of Offices Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Report Preparation Resources Allocation Sustainable Development Technical Cooperation Technology Transfer Toxic Waste Management

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 eighth special session⁶ and the decisions contained therein;

⁶Ibid., Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/59/25).

Also takes note of the report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to its resolutions 57/251 and 58/209;⁷

⁷A/59/262.

Notes that the Governing Council, at its eighth special session, discussed all components of the recommendations on international environmental governance, as contained in its decision SS.VII/1,4 and notes the continued discussion scheduled for its twenty-third session;

Emphasizes the need for the United Nations Environment Programme, within its mandate, to further contribute to sustainable development programmes, the implementation of Agenda 21Error: Reference source not found and the Johannesburg Plan of ImplementationError: Reference source not found at all levels and to the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development, bearing in mind the mandate of the Commission on Sustainable Development;

Calls upon all countries to further engage in the negotiations of the intergovernmental strategic plan for technology support and capacity-building with a view to its adoption at the twenty-third session of the Governing Council, in February 2005;

Notes the differences in the views expressed so far on the important but complex issue of establishing universal membership for the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, notes also the upcoming consideration of the question of universal membership by the Council/Forum at its twenty-third session, encourages Member States, the Governing Council and the relevant bodies of the United Nations system that have not yet done so to submit their comments to the Secretariat on the important but complex issue of establishing universal membership for the Council/Forum, including the legal, political, institutional, financial and system-wide implications, as their contribution to the report of the Secretary-General and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report incorporating those views to the Assembly for consideration at its sixty-first session;

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 continued participation of the United Nations Environment Programme in the United Nations Development Group;

Calls upon the United Nations Environment Programme to continue 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, to be held in Mauritius from 10 to 14 January 2005;⁸

⁸See resolution 57/262.

Notes the decision of the Governing Council to discuss at its twenty-third session issues related to domestic, industrial and hazardous waste management, in particular regarding capacity-building and technology support,⁹ and, in that context, to consider innovative ways of mobilizing financial resources from all appropriate sources to support the efforts of developing countries and countries with economies in transition in this area;

⁹Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/59/25), annex I, decision SS.VIII/4.

Also notes the decision of the Governing Council to review at its twenty-third session the implementation of the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the intergovernmental consultation on the strengthening of the scientific base of the United Nations Environment Programme;¹⁰

¹⁰Ibid., decision SS.VIII/1, sect. II.

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 the adequate reflection of all administrative and management costs of the Environment Programme in the context of the United Nations regular budget;

Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the provisions of section III.B. of the appendix to decision SS.VII/1 of the Governing Council on strengthening the role and financial situation of the United Nations Environment Programme, including the significant broadening of the donor base and increasing total contributions to the Environment Fund,4 and, in this regard, notes that the Governing Council will review the implementation of those provisions at its twenty-third session;

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 Environment Programme and to the other United Nations organs and organizations in Nairobi.

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