World Solar Programme 1996-2005

Commends highly the efforts of many Member States in taking concrete national actions, including legislative measures, that have resulted in the wider use of renewable sources of energy in their countries; calls upon all relevant funding institutions and bilateral and multilateral donors, as well as regional funding institutions and non-governmental organizations, to support the efforts being made for the development of the renewable energy sector in developing countries on the basis of environment-friendly, renewable sources of energy of demonstrated viability; takes note of the decision of the General Conference of Unesco regarding the strategic importance of the Global Renewable Energy Education and Training Programme 1996-2005 in attaining the objective of sustainable development, and encourages the Director-General of Unesco to make efforts to promote public awareness in all Member States in this regard, with the support of international, regional and national institutions, both public and private; invites all Governments to encourage the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, including the private sector, in the promotion of research on and the development of renewable sources of energy, in particular, within this context, in the implementation of the World Solar Programme 1996-2005, in accordance with their respective national policies; requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with Unesco and in cooperation with the UNEP and other relevant organizations, to submit to the General Assembly at its 55th session a report on concrete action being taken for the effective implementation of the World Solar Programme 1996-2005; also requests the Secretary-General to include in his report on energy and sustainable development to the Commission on Sustainable Development a report on action to be taken to implement the present resolution.

Adopted without vote, 87th meeting

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Adopted at the 87th plenary meeting, 22 Dec. 1999.