Convention on Biological Diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Urges Member States that have not joined the Convention on Biological Diversity to become parties to it, without further delay; calls upon Member States that are parties to the Convention to sign and ratify the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety as soon as possible; decides to proclaim 22 May, the date of the adoption of the text of the Convention, as the International Day for Biological Diversity henceforth; reiterates its request to the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme and the Executive Secretary of the Convention to take all steps necessary to ensure the successful observance of the International Day for Biological Diversity; welcomes the decision of the Conference of the Parties to contribute to the 10-year review of the implementation of Agenda 21 and the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, and decides to invite the Executive Secretary and, if appropriate, the President of the 6th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to report to it at its relevant session; stresses the need to enhance complementarities between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; urges the Global Environment Facility to enhance its support for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity within the context of national sustainable development; requests the conferences of the parties to the multilateral environmental conventions to take into consideration the schedule of meetings of the General Assembly and the Commission on Sustainable Development when setting the dates of meetings of the conferences of the parties so as to ensure the adequate representation of developing countries at those meetings.

Adopted without vote, 87th plenary meeting

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