Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (31st sess. : 1976)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    16 December 1976
UN General Assembly (31st sess. : 1976), Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme., A/RES/31/111, UN General Assembly, 16 December 1976, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1976/en/9689 [accessed 15 January 2025]
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31. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE*
111. Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme

The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on the work of its fourth session,[1] and the statement of the Executive Director introducing the report,[2] Recalling its resolution 2997 (XXVII) of 15 December 1972, Recalling also the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order[3] as well as the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States,[4] which laid down the foundations of the new international economic order, Recalling further Economic and Social Council resolution 2013 (LXI) of 3 August 1976 relating to the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its fourth session, Reaffirming that there can be no sustained development or meaningful growth without a clear commitment at the same time to preserving the environment and promoting the rational use of natural resources, with an eye to the needs of future generations,

1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on the work of its fourth session;

2. Endorses paragraph 3 of Economic and Social Council resolution 2013 (LXI) inviting attention to decision 55 (IV) of 13 April 1976 of the Governing Council,[5] concerning the active participation of the United Nations Environment Programme in the preparations for the United Nations Water Conference;

3. Reaffirms the belief expressed by the Governing Council in section III, paragraphs 1 and 2, of its decision 47 (IV) of 14 April 1976 that the environment should be a major consideration in international discussions on development;

4. Notes with satisfaction the report of the Executive Director on the status of the Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme[6] and Urges Governments to extend their continuing financial support to the Fund;

5. Notes the report of the Secretary-General transmitting the interim report of the Executive Director on the study of the problem of the material remnants of war, particularly mines, and their effect on the environment[7] and requests the Governing Council to ensure its completion, taking into account the views expressed in the course of the consideration of this matter;

6. Notes the report of the Secretary-General on international conventions and protocols in the field of the environment[8] and Reiterates the concern expressed in General Assembly resolution 3436 (XXX) of 9 December 1975 that existing international conventions and protocols in the field of the environment have not yet received the wide acceptance and application they deserve.

101st plenary meeting
16 December 1976
[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/31/25). [2]2 Ibid., Thirty-first Session, Second Committee, 19th meeting, paras. 1-20. [3] Resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI). [4] Resolution 3281 (XXIX). [5] See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/31/25), annex I. [6] UNEP/GC.57 and Corr. 1. [7] A/31/210. [8] A/31/21 1.
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