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Establishment of a trust fund for the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (Excerpts)
2. Urges the Executive Director, within the resources available to the Environment Fund tO:
(a) Continue the programme of periodic regional and international meetings of national focal points; (b) Strengthen the programme of national seminars designed to make decisionmaking bodies and planners aware of environmental problems, with the co-operation of United Nations Environment Programme/International Referral System experts or consultants, with a v i e w t o increasing the use of the System; (c) Provide national focal points, at their request, with effective assistance to enable them to fulfil their role effectively.
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H E A L T H OF PEOPLE A N D OF THE ENVIRONMENT
The Governing Council, Recognizing that the problems of the health of people and of the environment, which are of high priority for developing countries, have to date not received sufficient attention within the environment programme, 1. Requests the Executive Director, in co operation with competent organizations of the United Nations system, to continue to pay particular attention to the identification of problems and support needs in developing countries in the following areas: (a) Sanitation; (b) Disposal and treatment of domestic and industrial waste; (c) Vector borne disease control, in particular by biological means; 2. Further requests the Executive Director to study how to strengthen the capabilities of these countries in formulating and implementing training programmes in these areas and to report on the study to the Governing Council at its eighth session. [] C O N V E N T I O N ON I N T E R N A T I O N A L T R A D E IN E N D A N G E R E D SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA
The Governing Council. Bearing in mind the profound significance of wildlife to human survival, and the fact that many species are threatened by extinction through international trade, Recognizing that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is directed towards ensuring the survival of wildlife throughout the world, and that such wildlife knows no political boundaries, Noting with satisfaction that 51 States are now Parties to the Convention, Aware that the ultimate effectiveness of the Convention depends on its universal application, 1. Urges that those States Members of the United Nations which have not done so should ratify or accede to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora at the earliest possible opportunity, and until they become Parties should act in the spirit of the Convention; 2, Urges States that have ratified the Convention to take the necessary measures in order to ensure its effective implementation, in so far as they have not done so; 3, Requests the Executive Director to trans* mit the present decision to all States members of the United Nations system. []
Environmental Policy and Law, 5 (1979)
E S T A B L I S H M E N T OF A TRUST F U N D FOR THE C O N V E N T I O N ON I N T E R N A T I O N A L T R A D E IN E N D A N G E R E D SPECIES OF W I L D F A U N A A N D F L O R A (Excerpts)
The Governing Council, 1. Approves, under chapter II, article V of the general procedures governing the operations of the Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme, the establishment of the trust fund for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, for a two-year period, within the framework of the Environment Fund; 2. Agrees with the intention of the Executive Director to assume responsibility for administering the trust fund for the two-year period, and to supplement the resources made available for the trust fund by the Parties to the Convention in an amount not to exceed 50 per cent of the contribution of $700,000 approved by the Governing Council for the biennium 1978 - 1979, to be provided by the Environment Fund; 3. Urges the Parties to desposit their contributions in the trust fund as soon as possible. [] I M P L E M E N T A T I O N OF THE P L A N OF A C T I O N TO C O M B A T D E S E R T I F I C A T I O N IN THE A F R I C A N R E G I O N (Excerpts)
The Governing Council, Mindful of the fact that the phenomenon of desertification is widespread in Africa and of the need for action in favour of all the countries affected by it. 1. Requests the Executive Director to pursue, within available resources, the activi ties being carried out in the region by expanding those integrated pilot activities that would benefit all the affected countries; 2. Authorizes the Executive Director, in cooperation with the United Nations specialized agencies, to provide financial assistance for the execution of the regional project of the Organization of African Unity for the preparation of a hydrogeological map of Africa; 3. Requests the Executive Director, in cooperation with the United Nations specialized agencies, to co-operate closely with the secretariats of the Organization of African Unity and other African intergovernmental organizations in taking joint action to deepen awareness of the problem of desertification and mobilize efforts and resources to combat desertification in the African region. [] I M P L E M E N T A T I O N OF THE P L A N OF A C T I O N TO C O M B A T D E S E R T I F I C A T I O N W I T H SPECIAL R E F E R E N C E TO THE S U D A N O - S A H E L I A N R E G I O N (Excerpts)
The Governing Council, Having examined the Executive Director's report on the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification,* 3. Endorses the proposed role of the interagency Working Group on Desertification; 4. Calls on donor countries to actively partb cipate in the work of the Consultative Group for Desertification Control, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 33/89 of 15 December 1978, and approves the proposals of the Executive Director for dealing with the projects to be presented to the Group; *UNEP/GC. 7/10 and Add. 1.
5. Calls on Governments to take into account in implementing the Plan of Action the views expressed in paragraph 65 of the Executive Director's report;* 7. Approves the actions taken with respect to institutional arrangements in the SudanoSahelian region; 8. Endorses the modalities of the joint venture of the Uni[ed Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Development Programme in connexion with the responsibilities of the United Nations Sahelian Office, on behalf of the United Nations Environment Programme, to co-ordinate the efforts of the United Nations system and to assist the fifteen countries of the SudanoSahelian region in the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification; 9. Authorizes the Executive Director to continue to contribute to the United Nations Sahelian Office, after consultations with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, the Environment Programme's share of the administrative and operational costs of the joint venture, within the available resources of the Environment Fund; 10. Further authorizes the Executive Director to update the report of the Governing Council in the light of any major developments in the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification in the SudanoSahelian region and to submit it to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session on behalf of the Governing Council. [] SPECIAL A C C O U N T TO F I N A N C E THE I M P L E M E N T A T I O N OF THE P L A N OF A C T I O N TO C O M B A T D E S E R T I F I C A T I O N (Excerpts)
The Governing Council. 1. Expresses its satisfaction to the Executive Director on the follow-up action towards the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification; 2. Calls upon Governmef~ts to consider contributing generously to the special account to combat desertification, taking into consideration the voluntary nature of this account; 3. Authorizes the Executive Director to follow up with Governments on contributions to the special account. [] E S T A B L I S H M E N T OF A T R U S T F U N D FOR THE P R O T E C T I O N OF THE M E D I T E R R A N E A N SEA A G A I N S T POLLUT I O N (Excerpts)
The Governing Council, Noting with satisfaction the entry into force o f t h e Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution and its related Protocols, 1. Approves, under chapter 11, article V of the general procedures governing the operations of the Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme, the establishment of the Regional Trust Fund for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, f o r a two-year period, within the framework of the Environment Fund; 2. Agrees with the intention of the Executive Director "to assume responsibility for administering the Regional Trust Fund on a temporary basis for the two-year period, and to contribute $ 1.64 millior, from the environment Fund to support the Mediter-
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(a) Continue the programme of periodic regional and international meetings of national focal points; (b) Strengthen the programme of national seminars designed to make decisionmaking bodies and planners aware of environmental problems, with the co-operation of United Nations Environment Programme/International Referral System experts or consultants, with a v i e w t o increasing the use of the System; (c) Provide national focal points, at their request, with effective assistance to enable them to fulfil their role effectively.
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H E A L T H OF PEOPLE A N D OF THE ENVIRONMENT
The Governing Council, Recognizing that the problems of the health of people and of the environment, which are of high priority for developing countries, have to date not received sufficient attention within the environment programme, 1. Requests the Executive Director, in co operation with competent organizations of the United Nations system, to continue to pay particular attention to the identification of problems and support needs in developing countries in the following areas: (a) Sanitation; (b) Disposal and treatment of domestic and industrial waste; (c) Vector borne disease control, in particular by biological means; 2. Further requests the Executive Director to study how to strengthen the capabilities of these countries in formulating and implementing training programmes in these areas and to report on the study to the Governing Council at its eighth session. [] C O N V E N T I O N ON I N T E R N A T I O N A L T R A D E IN E N D A N G E R E D SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA
The Governing Council. Bearing in mind the profound significance of wildlife to human survival, and the fact that many species are threatened by extinction through international trade, Recognizing that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is directed towards ensuring the survival of wildlife throughout the world, and that such wildlife knows no political boundaries, Noting with satisfaction that 51 States are now Parties to the Convention, Aware that the ultimate effectiveness of the Convention depends on its universal application, 1. Urges that those States Members of the United Nations which have not done so should ratify or accede to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora at the earliest possible opportunity, and until they become Parties should act in the spirit of the Convention; 2, Urges States that have ratified the Convention to take the necessary measures in order to ensure its effective implementation, in so far as they have not done so; 3, Requests the Executive Director to trans* mit the present decision to all States members of the United Nations system. []
Environmental Policy and Law, 5 (1979)
E S T A B L I S H M E N T OF A TRUST F U N D FOR THE C O N V E N T I O N ON I N T E R N A T I O N A L T R A D E IN E N D A N G E R E D SPECIES OF W I L D F A U N A A N D F L O R A (Excerpts)
The Governing Council, 1. Approves, under chapter II, article V of the general procedures governing the operations of the Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme, the establishment of the trust fund for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, for a two-year period, within the framework of the Environment Fund; 2. Agrees with the intention of the Executive Director to assume responsibility for administering the trust fund for the two-year period, and to supplement the resources made available for the trust fund by the Parties to the Convention in an amount not to exceed 50 per cent of the contribution of $700,000 approved by the Governing Council for the biennium 1978 - 1979, to be provided by the Environment Fund; 3. Urges the Parties to desposit their contributions in the trust fund as soon as possible. [] I M P L E M E N T A T I O N OF THE P L A N OF A C T I O N TO C O M B A T D E S E R T I F I C A T I O N IN THE A F R I C A N R E G I O N (Excerpts)
The Governing Council, Mindful of the fact that the phenomenon of desertification is widespread in Africa and of the need for action in favour of all the countries affected by it. 1. Requests the Executive Director to pursue, within available resources, the activi ties being carried out in the region by expanding those integrated pilot activities that would benefit all the affected countries; 2. Authorizes the Executive Director, in cooperation with the United Nations specialized agencies, to provide financial assistance for the execution of the regional project of the Organization of African Unity for the preparation of a hydrogeological map of Africa; 3. Requests the Executive Director, in cooperation with the United Nations specialized agencies, to co-operate closely with the secretariats of the Organization of African Unity and other African intergovernmental organizations in taking joint action to deepen awareness of the problem of desertification and mobilize efforts and resources to combat desertification in the African region. [] I M P L E M E N T A T I O N OF THE P L A N OF A C T I O N TO C O M B A T D E S E R T I F I C A T I O N W I T H SPECIAL R E F E R E N C E TO THE S U D A N O - S A H E L I A N R E G I O N (Excerpts)
The Governing Council, Having examined the Executive Director's report on the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification,* 3. Endorses the proposed role of the interagency Working Group on Desertification; 4. Calls on donor countries to actively partb cipate in the work of the Consultative Group for Desertification Control, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 33/89 of 15 December 1978, and approves the proposals of the Executive Director for dealing with the projects to be presented to the Group; *UNEP/GC. 7/10 and Add. 1.
5. Calls on Governments to take into account in implementing the Plan of Action the views expressed in paragraph 65 of the Executive Director's report;* 7. Approves the actions taken with respect to institutional arrangements in the SudanoSahelian region; 8. Endorses the modalities of the joint venture of the Uni[ed Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Development Programme in connexion with the responsibilities of the United Nations Sahelian Office, on behalf of the United Nations Environment Programme, to co-ordinate the efforts of the United Nations system and to assist the fifteen countries of the SudanoSahelian region in the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification; 9. Authorizes the Executive Director to continue to contribute to the United Nations Sahelian Office, after consultations with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, the Environment Programme's share of the administrative and operational costs of the joint venture, within the available resources of the Environment Fund; 10. Further authorizes the Executive Director to update the report of the Governing Council in the light of any major developments in the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification in the SudanoSahelian region and to submit it to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session on behalf of the Governing Council. [] SPECIAL A C C O U N T TO F I N A N C E THE I M P L E M E N T A T I O N OF THE P L A N OF A C T I O N TO C O M B A T D E S E R T I F I C A T I O N (Excerpts)
The Governing Council. 1. Expresses its satisfaction to the Executive Director on the follow-up action towards the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification; 2. Calls upon Governmef~ts to consider contributing generously to the special account to combat desertification, taking into consideration the voluntary nature of this account; 3. Authorizes the Executive Director to follow up with Governments on contributions to the special account. [] E S T A B L I S H M E N T OF A T R U S T F U N D FOR THE P R O T E C T I O N OF THE M E D I T E R R A N E A N SEA A G A I N S T POLLUT I O N (Excerpts)
The Governing Council, Noting with satisfaction the entry into force o f t h e Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution and its related Protocols, 1. Approves, under chapter 11, article V of the general procedures governing the operations of the Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme, the establishment of the Regional Trust Fund for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, f o r a two-year period, within the framework of the Environment Fund; 2. Agrees with the intention of the Executive Director "to assume responsibility for administering the Regional Trust Fund on a temporary basis for the two-year period, and to contribute $ 1.64 millior, from the environment Fund to support the Mediter-
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