International co-operation in the field of the environment.

34. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
188. International co-operation in the field of the environment

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation, Having considered the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on the work of its seventh session,[1] Noting the statement made on 29 October 1979 by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, [2] Taking note of Economic and Social Council resolution 1979/56 of 2 August 1979 on international cooperation on the environment, Noting the results of the high-level meeting on the protection of the environment, held at Geneva from 13 to 15 November 1979, within the framework of the Economic Commission for Europe, Taking into account the note by the Secretary-General on international conventions and protocols in the field of the environment, [3] Mindful of possible adverse effects on the marine environment as a result of off-shore mining and drilling, Noting the progress achieved at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea with regard to protection and preservation of the marine environment, Affirming that environmental considerations should be viewed in the context of national plans and priorities and development objectives of all countries, in particular the developing countries,

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

2. Notes with appreciation the progress achieved by the United Nations Environment Programme in the development of a system-wide, medium-term environment programme and the sustained co-operation of the organizations of the United Nations system in this regard;

3. Invites the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme to pursue its work on the technical aspects of environmental assessment and the integration of environmental factors in the development process;

4. Requests appropriate multilateral financial institutions to consider, within the framework of the over-all financing of projects in developing countries, at their request, the costs of the studies that might be required on the environmental aspects of such projects;

5. Stresses the need for the United Nations Environment Programme to increase the resources available for its projects in the developing countries, in accordance with their requirements and priorities, bearing in mind the need for regional balance and environmental problems arising from under-development and poverty, as well as the balance between global and regional programmes as identified in the relevant decisions of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme;

6. Welcomes the collaboration of the United Nations Environment Programme with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and the World Wildlife Fund in the development of guidelines to help Governments in the management of their living resources through the formulation of a world conservation strategy, to be launched in March 1980;

7. Invites Member States, as appropriate, to ratify and implement the international conventions and protocols designed to protect the environment in every respect and further urges Governments to promote the conclusion of such conventions and protocols;

8. Calls upon the United Nations Environment Programme to co-operate fully in the preparatory process for the United Nations Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy, to be held in 1981;

9. Welcomes the establishment of the Regional Trust Fund for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution and the Trust Fund for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora;

10. Appeals to all Governments to contribute or increase their contribution to the Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme so as to meet the approved target set by the Governing Council in its decision 6/13 of 24 May 1978.[4]

107th plenary meeting
18 December 1979

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[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/34/25). [2] Ibid., Thirty-fourth Session, Second Committee, 24th meeting, paras. 1-25. [3] A/34/296. [4] See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/33/25), annex I.