Items of relevance
to
UNEP at the 58th Session of the General Assembly
As reflected in the
general debate,
security issues, reform of the UN and the global economy will dominate
the 58th session of the General Assembly. The session will also
consider a number of issues related to environment and sustainable
development, and thus of direct relevance to the work of UNEP. The two
main items for UNEP will be discussions in the second committee on the
follow-up to WSSD, specifically the outcome of CSD 11 and preparations
for CSD 12, and the consideration of the Report of UNEP’s Governing
Council at its 22nd session/GMEF. Although the general debate in the
second committee also focused mainly on economic and trade issues, it
is expected that emphasis will continue to be placed on implementation
with regard to the outcome of major UN conferences, particularly WSSD.
UNEP’s New York Office will be closely following these discussions, as
well as other issues of relevance to UNEP’s work, as listed below.
UNEP introduced the
report of its Governing Council on its twenty-second session to the
second committee on 16 October 2003 as it begun deliberations on agenda
item 94 'Environment ans Sustainable Development', with a statement delivered on behalf of its
Executive Director.
Items of direct
relevance to UNEP:
Plenary:
| Item 16 (b) |
Elections
to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections: Election of
29 members of the Governing Council of UNEP |
| Item 39 |
New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in
implementation and international support
(a) NEPAD: progress in implementation and international support;
(b) Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and
sustainable development in Africa. |
| Item 50 |
Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow up to
the outcomes of major UN conferences and summits in the economic,
social and related fields. |
| Item 52 (a-b) |
Oceans and Law of the Sea |
| Item 61 |
Follow up to the Millennium Summit |
Second Committee:
| Item 94(a-g) |
Environment and sustainable development:
Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment
Programme on its twenty-second session
(a) Promotion of new and renewable sources of energy,
including the
implementation of the World Solar Programme 1996-2005;
(b) Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or
Desertification, Particularly in Africa;
(c) Convention on Biological Diversity;
(d) Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States;
(e) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction;
(f) Protection of global climate for present and future generations of
mankind;
(g) Sustainable mountain development. |
| Item 95 |
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further
Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the WSSD |
Fifth Committee:
| Item 121 |
Proposed
programme budget for the biennium 2004-2005 |
Other
issues of
importance to the work of UNEP:
Plenary:
| Item 10 |
Report of
the
Secretary-General on the work of the Organization |
| Item 40 |
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and
disaster
relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic
assistance (including (c) international cooperation and coordination of
efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the
Chernobyl disaster) |
| Item 46 |
Towards global partnerships |
| Item 55 |
Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly |
| Item 57 |
United Nations reform: measures and proposals |
| Item 58 |
Restructuring and revitalization of the UN in the economic,
social and related fields |
| Item 59 |
Strengthening the UN system |
First Committee:
| Item 73 (g, k) |
General and complete disarmament
(g) Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and
implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control
(k) Establishment of a nuclear weapon free zone in Central Asia |
Second Committee:
| Item 12 |
Report of ECOSOC (including ecotourism)
|
| Item 91 |
Macroeconomic policy questions (particularly (a) and
(b)):
(a) International trade and development;
(b) Science and technology for development
|
| Item 93 |
Sustainable Development and international economic
cooperation
|
| Item 96 |
UN decade of education for sustainable development
|
| Item 97 (a) |
Operational activities for development
|
| Item 98 |
Implementation of the first UN decade for the eradication of
poverty
|
| Item 100 |
Globalization and interdependence
|
| Item 101 |
Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations
Conference
on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and of the twenty-fifth special
session of the General Assembly
|
| Item 102 |
Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed
Countries
|
| Item 103 |
Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the
Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural
resources |
| Item 104 (a-b) |
Follow up to the International Conference of Financing
for Development |
Third Committee:
| Item 114 |
Programme
of
activities of the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People |
Fourth Committee:
| Item 81 |
Effects of
atomic radiation |
| Item 82 |
International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space |
Fifth Committee:
| Item 125 |
Pattern of
conferences |
| Item 150 |
Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the
Office of Internal Oversight Services
|
Sixth Committee:
| Item 155 |
Report of
the
special committee on the Charter of the UN and on strengthening the
role of the organization. |
