International Year of Pulses, 2016

A/RES/68/231View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 25 Agriculture development, food security and nutrition, published in 2014.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2018

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2018	A/73/287	Activities during the International Year of Pulses, 2016 report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/68/231

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2 subjects

International Years Legumes

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Decides to declare 2016 the International Year of Pulses;

Reaffirms Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67 on international years and anniversaries and General Assembly resolutions 53/199 of 15 December 1998 and 61/185 of 20 December 2006 on the proclamation of international years;

Invites the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, mindful of provisions contained in the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67, to facilitate the implementation of the Year in collaboration with Governments, relevant organizations, non-governmental organizations and all other relevant stakeholders;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session a focused and concise report, bearing in mind paragraphs 23 to 27 of the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67, on activities resulting from the implementation of the present resolution, which elaborates on, inter alia, the evaluation of the Year;

Invites the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to keep the General Assembly informed of progress in this regard;

Stresses that the costs of all activities that may arise from the implementation of the present resolution above and beyond activities currently within the mandate of the lead agency should be met through voluntary contributions, including from the private sector;

Invites all relevant stakeholders to make voluntary contributions and to provide other forms of support to the Year.

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