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Programme policy and implementation
(c) To inform the Governing Council at its tenth session of the basic conclusions and principal propositions of the report. []
PROGRAMME POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION The Governing Council, Taking into account General Assembly resolution 35/74 of 5 December 1980, on international cooperation in the field of the environment, as well as General Assembly resolutions 35/71 of 5 December 1980 on problems of remnants of war; 35/7 of 30 October 1980 on the Draft World Charter for Nature: 35/8 of 30 October 1980 on the historical responsibility of States for the preservation of nature for present and future generations; 35/12 of 3 November 1980 on effects of atomic radiation; 35/204 of 16 December 1980 on the United Nations Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy; 35/205 of 16 December 1980 on the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries; 35/18 of 10 November 1980 on the Preparation of the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade; 35/56 of 5 December 1980 on the International Development Strategy f o r the Third United Nations Development Decade; 35/186 of 15 December 1980 on the exchange of information on banned hazardous chemicals and unsafe pharmaceutical products; 35/111 of 5 December 1980 on assistance to the Palestine people; 35/203 of 16 December 1980 on the implementation of section VIII of the annex to General Assembly resolution 32/197 on the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations system; 35/219 of 17 December 1980 on Arabic language services; 35/202 of 16 December 1980 on technical co-operation among developing countries; 35/117 of 10 December 1980 on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity; 35/9 of 3 November 1980 on the Medium-term plan for the period 1980--1983; 35/210 of 17 December 1980 on personnel questions; as well as other relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly at its thirtyfifth session and of the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session in 1980, Having considered: (a) The introductory report of the Executive Director, 1 (b) The introductory statement of the Executive Director, 2 (c) The report of the Executive-Director on resolutions and decisions of the 35th session of the General Assembly and of the second regular session of the Economic and Social Council of 1980 of relevance to the activities of the United Nations Environment Programme, 3 (d) The notes by the Executive-Director on work on the interrelationships between people, resources, environment and development 4 and on the report of the Secretary-General 1 UN EP/GC.9/2. 2 U N E P/G C.9/2/Add. 5. 3 U N EP/G C.9/2/Ad d. 1. 4 U N EP/G C.9/2/Add.4. s U N E P/G C.9/2/Add.4/Su pplement. 6E/1981/65. 7 UN EP/GC~9/3.
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on the same subject, s together with that report, 6 (el The report of the Executive Director on the state of the environment 1981,7 Taking into consideration the views expressed by delegations to the Council at its ninth session on questions of programme and implementation,
I Implementation o f the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade and preparation for the global round o f negotiations on international economic cooperation for development and international conferences 1. Notes with appreciation the incorporation of environmental considerations in the text of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade; 2. Affirms the importance of the United Nations Environment Programme playing its role in the implementation of the Strategy, in accordance with the requirement set out by the General Assembly; Stresses the need for all Governments and United Nations agencies participating in conferences or negotiations sponsored by the United Nations on other than environmental subjects to take environmental considerations fully into account, and etc. photocopy. II Interrelationships between people, resources, en vironmen t and development
1. Welcomes the fact that the General Assembly at its 35th session endorsed the recommendations of the Council on the work of the United Nations system on the interrelationships, between resources, environment, people and development and requested the Secretary-General to take the requisite steps for their implementation; 2. Expresses the hope that the implementation of the recommendations will be set in train expeditiously; 3. Agrees with the proposals of the high-level group of experts on the subject, as conveyed to the Governing Council by the Executive Director, and in particular with the suggestions by the Executive Director in regard to the case studies which should be given priority for action by the United Nations Environment Programme; 4. Invites the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly to give favourable consideration to the implementation of the proposals made by the group of experts in regard to the programme of work; 5. Notes the report of the Secretary-General on the interrelationships between population, resources, environment and development; 6. Recognizes the relevance of the views expressed in paragraphs 16, 2 0 - 2 6 , 3 6 - 3 9 , 41, 51, 5 6 - 5 7 , 59--60 and 6 2 - 6 4 of the Secretary-General's report, as constituting a focus for the further report on the matter; 7. Considers that such further reports should focus on providing concrete advice to Governments on the results of relevant studies in which makes it possible for these results to be taken into account in activities at the national, regional and global levels, and should become the primary vehicle for reporting to the Economic and Social Council and the
General Assembly on the implementation of the programme of work on the interrelationships required by General Assembly resolution 35/74 of 5 December 1980, which should be seen as setting the framework for the reports: 8. Considers also that while importance could be ascribed to the further development of concepts, stress should be placed in the immediate future to giving operational content to concepts already developed, through the implementation of relevant projects and case studies, the results of which would form a valid basis for conceptual improvement and would demonstrate the validity of the interrelationships approach in making possible sound and sustainable and rapid development; Decides to annex to its report on the work of the 9th session the report by the ExecutiveDirector on interrelationships prepared on the basis of the recommendations of the highlevel group of experts on the subject which he convened in January 1981; 9. Invites the attention of the Economic and Social Council to its views expressed in paragraphs 6--8 above; III
Implementation o f resolutions o f the Genera/ Assembly at its 35th session, and of the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session in 1980 1. Takes note of the intentions of the Executive Director regarding the implementation of resolutions of the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session, and of the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session in 1980, which are of relevance to the United Nations Environment[ Programme; 2. Recalls that the General Assembly decided at its thirty-fifth session to include Arabic among the working languages of its subsidiary organs, which include the Governing Council, no later than 1 January 1982; 3. Decides to amend rule 63 paragraph 1 of its rules of procedure in order to include Arabic as one of the official and working languages of the Governing Council. []
TARGET F I G U R E OF T H E F U N D (See also pages 1 2 9 - 1 3 2 ) Letter to Mateos J. Magarinos de Mello, President 9th Session of the Governing Council of UNEP, by Lothar Hertel, Chairman Committee II Dear Mr. President, t have the honour to submit herewith the decision of Committee II with regard to the target figure of the Environment Fund for the biennium 1982-1983. I would like to request your kind services in seeing that this decision is transmitted forthwith to Mr. AI-Gain, Chairman of Committee I. The decision reads as follows: "Subject to Committee I's endorsement of the programme as contained in document UNEP/GC.9/6, Committee II accepts the desirability of a target figure of 120 million dollars of which 93 million dollars is to be apportioned by Committee I. "Committee II, however, is o f the opinion that the funds necessary to implement the programme fully, might well not be available. In its assessment no more than 77 million dollars will be available for the Fund.
E n v i r o n m e n t a l P o l i c y and Law, 7 (1981)
PROGRAMME POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION The Governing Council, Taking into account General Assembly resolution 35/74 of 5 December 1980, on international cooperation in the field of the environment, as well as General Assembly resolutions 35/71 of 5 December 1980 on problems of remnants of war; 35/7 of 30 October 1980 on the Draft World Charter for Nature: 35/8 of 30 October 1980 on the historical responsibility of States for the preservation of nature for present and future generations; 35/12 of 3 November 1980 on effects of atomic radiation; 35/204 of 16 December 1980 on the United Nations Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy; 35/205 of 16 December 1980 on the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries; 35/18 of 10 November 1980 on the Preparation of the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade; 35/56 of 5 December 1980 on the International Development Strategy f o r the Third United Nations Development Decade; 35/186 of 15 December 1980 on the exchange of information on banned hazardous chemicals and unsafe pharmaceutical products; 35/111 of 5 December 1980 on assistance to the Palestine people; 35/203 of 16 December 1980 on the implementation of section VIII of the annex to General Assembly resolution 32/197 on the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations system; 35/219 of 17 December 1980 on Arabic language services; 35/202 of 16 December 1980 on technical co-operation among developing countries; 35/117 of 10 December 1980 on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity; 35/9 of 3 November 1980 on the Medium-term plan for the period 1980--1983; 35/210 of 17 December 1980 on personnel questions; as well as other relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly at its thirtyfifth session and of the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session in 1980, Having considered: (a) The introductory report of the Executive Director, 1 (b) The introductory statement of the Executive Director, 2 (c) The report of the Executive-Director on resolutions and decisions of the 35th session of the General Assembly and of the second regular session of the Economic and Social Council of 1980 of relevance to the activities of the United Nations Environment Programme, 3 (d) The notes by the Executive-Director on work on the interrelationships between people, resources, environment and development 4 and on the report of the Secretary-General 1 UN EP/GC.9/2. 2 U N E P/G C.9/2/Add. 5. 3 U N EP/G C.9/2/Ad d. 1. 4 U N EP/G C.9/2/Add.4. s U N E P/G C.9/2/Add.4/Su pplement. 6E/1981/65. 7 UN EP/GC~9/3.
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on the same subject, s together with that report, 6 (el The report of the Executive Director on the state of the environment 1981,7 Taking into consideration the views expressed by delegations to the Council at its ninth session on questions of programme and implementation,
I Implementation o f the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade and preparation for the global round o f negotiations on international economic cooperation for development and international conferences 1. Notes with appreciation the incorporation of environmental considerations in the text of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade; 2. Affirms the importance of the United Nations Environment Programme playing its role in the implementation of the Strategy, in accordance with the requirement set out by the General Assembly; Stresses the need for all Governments and United Nations agencies participating in conferences or negotiations sponsored by the United Nations on other than environmental subjects to take environmental considerations fully into account, and etc. photocopy. II Interrelationships between people, resources, en vironmen t and development
1. Welcomes the fact that the General Assembly at its 35th session endorsed the recommendations of the Council on the work of the United Nations system on the interrelationships, between resources, environment, people and development and requested the Secretary-General to take the requisite steps for their implementation; 2. Expresses the hope that the implementation of the recommendations will be set in train expeditiously; 3. Agrees with the proposals of the high-level group of experts on the subject, as conveyed to the Governing Council by the Executive Director, and in particular with the suggestions by the Executive Director in regard to the case studies which should be given priority for action by the United Nations Environment Programme; 4. Invites the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly to give favourable consideration to the implementation of the proposals made by the group of experts in regard to the programme of work; 5. Notes the report of the Secretary-General on the interrelationships between population, resources, environment and development; 6. Recognizes the relevance of the views expressed in paragraphs 16, 2 0 - 2 6 , 3 6 - 3 9 , 41, 51, 5 6 - 5 7 , 59--60 and 6 2 - 6 4 of the Secretary-General's report, as constituting a focus for the further report on the matter; 7. Considers that such further reports should focus on providing concrete advice to Governments on the results of relevant studies in which makes it possible for these results to be taken into account in activities at the national, regional and global levels, and should become the primary vehicle for reporting to the Economic and Social Council and the
General Assembly on the implementation of the programme of work on the interrelationships required by General Assembly resolution 35/74 of 5 December 1980, which should be seen as setting the framework for the reports: 8. Considers also that while importance could be ascribed to the further development of concepts, stress should be placed in the immediate future to giving operational content to concepts already developed, through the implementation of relevant projects and case studies, the results of which would form a valid basis for conceptual improvement and would demonstrate the validity of the interrelationships approach in making possible sound and sustainable and rapid development; Decides to annex to its report on the work of the 9th session the report by the ExecutiveDirector on interrelationships prepared on the basis of the recommendations of the highlevel group of experts on the subject which he convened in January 1981; 9. Invites the attention of the Economic and Social Council to its views expressed in paragraphs 6--8 above; III
Implementation o f resolutions o f the Genera/ Assembly at its 35th session, and of the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session in 1980 1. Takes note of the intentions of the Executive Director regarding the implementation of resolutions of the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session, and of the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session in 1980, which are of relevance to the United Nations Environment[ Programme; 2. Recalls that the General Assembly decided at its thirty-fifth session to include Arabic among the working languages of its subsidiary organs, which include the Governing Council, no later than 1 January 1982; 3. Decides to amend rule 63 paragraph 1 of its rules of procedure in order to include Arabic as one of the official and working languages of the Governing Council. []
TARGET F I G U R E OF T H E F U N D (See also pages 1 2 9 - 1 3 2 ) Letter to Mateos J. Magarinos de Mello, President 9th Session of the Governing Council of UNEP, by Lothar Hertel, Chairman Committee II Dear Mr. President, t have the honour to submit herewith the decision of Committee II with regard to the target figure of the Environment Fund for the biennium 1982-1983. I would like to request your kind services in seeing that this decision is transmitted forthwith to Mr. AI-Gain, Chairman of Committee I. The decision reads as follows: "Subject to Committee I's endorsement of the programme as contained in document UNEP/GC.9/6, Committee II accepts the desirability of a target figure of 120 million dollars of which 93 million dollars is to be apportioned by Committee I. "Committee II, however, is o f the opinion that the funds necessary to implement the programme fully, might well not be available. In its assessment no more than 77 million dollars will be available for the Fund.
E n v i r o n m e n t a l P o l i c y and Law, 7 (1981)