Question of Antarctica

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 88 Question of Antarctica, published in 2006.

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32 documents · 1984–2006

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2006	A/RES/60/47	Question of Antarctica	657	–
2002	A/RES/57/51	Question of Antarctica	668	–
1999	A/RES/54/45	Question of Antarctica	662	–
1997	A/RES/51/56	Question of Antarctica	628	–
1995	A/RES/49/80	Question of Antarctica	825	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Access to Information Antarctica Conferences Consultations Environmental Monitoring Environmental Protection Information Exchange Scientific and Technical Information Scientific Research

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7 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the question of Antarctica⁴ and the role accorded by the Secretary-General to the United Nations Environment Programme in preparing his report, and also of the Twenty-sixth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, held in Madrid from 9 to 20 June 2003, the Twenty-seventh Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 24 May to 4 June 2004, and the Twenty-eighth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, held in Stockholm from 6 to 17 June 2005;

⁴A/60/222.

Recalls the statement under chapter 17 of Agenda 21,⁵ adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, that States carrying out research activities in Antarctica should, as provided for in article III of the Antarctic Treaty, continue:

⁵See Report 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, chap. 17, para. 17.104.

To ensure that data and information resulting from such research are freely available to the international community;

To enhance the access of the international scientific community and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system to such data and information, including the encouragement of periodic seminars and symposiums;

Welcomes the invitations to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to attend Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings in order to assist such meetings in their substantive work, and urges the parties to continue to do so for future consultative meetings;

Welcomes also the practice whereby the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties regularly provide the Secretary-General with information on their consultative meetings and on their activities in Antarctica, and encourages the parties to continue to provide the Secretary-General and interested States with information on those meetings, activities and developments in relation to Antarctica;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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