Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on Its 9th Special Session

A/RES/61/205View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 53g Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its 9th special session, published in 2007.

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?

15 subjects

Chemical Safety Coordination Within UN System Costs Developing Countries Economies in Transition Environmental Management Environmental Protection Financial Resources Inter-Agency Cooperation Location of Offices Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Science and Technology Capability Sustainable Development Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme at its ninth special session⁶ and the decision contained therein;⁷

⁶Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-first Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/61/25).

⁷Ibid., annex I.

Takes note also of the report of the Secretary-General on universal membership of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme;⁸

⁸A/61/322.

Notes that the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme at its ninth special session discussed all components of the recommendations on international environmental governance as contained in its decision SS.VII/1,⁹ and also notes the continued discussions scheduled for the twenty-fourth session of the Governing Council;

⁹See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/57/25), annex I.

Emphasizes the need to further advance and fully implement the Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building,4 and, in this regard, calls upon Governments as well as other stakeholders that are in a position to do so to provide the necessary funding and technical assistance for its full implementation, and also calls upon the United Nations Environment Programme to continue its efforts to fully implement the Bali Strategic Plan through strengthened cooperation with other stakeholders, based on their comparative advantages;

Welcomes the endorsement of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management6 by the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme at its ninth special session,5 and invites Governments, regional economic integration organizations, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations to engage actively and cooperate closely to support the Strategic Approach implementation activities of the United Nations Environment Programme, including the Strategic Approach Quick Start Programme,¹⁰ including through providing adequate resources, as appropriate;

¹⁰See SAICM/ICCM.1/7, annex IV.

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 welcomes the continued active participation of the United Nations Environment Programme in the United Nations Development Group and the Environment Management Group;

Also emphasizes the need for the United Nations Environment Programme, within its mandate, to further contribute to sustainable development programmes, the implementation of Agenda 212 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation,3 at all levels, and to the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development, bearing in mind the mandate of the Commission;

Recognizes the need to strengthen the scientific base of the United Nations Environment Programme, as recommended by the intergovernmental consultation on strengthening the scientific base of the Programme, including the reinforcement of the scientific capacity of developing countries, as well as countries with economies in transition, including through the provision of adequate financial resources;

Reiterates the need for stable, adequate and predictable financial resources for the United Nations Environment Programme, and, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2997 (XXVII), underlines the need to consider the adequate reflection of all administrative and management costs of the Programme in the context of the United Nations regular budget;

Invites Governments that are in a position to do so to increase their contributions to the Environment Fund;

Emphasizes the importance of the Nairobi headquarters location of the United Nations Environment Programme, and requests the Secretary-General to keep the resource needs of the 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 Programme and to the other United Nations organs and organizations in Nairobi;

Decides to consider, if necessary, the issue of universal membership of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme at its sixty-fourth session, while noting the differences in views expressed so far on this important but complex issue;

Decides also to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-second session, under the item entitled “Sustainable development”, a sub-item entitled “Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its twenty-fourth session”.

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