Reaffirms that education for sustainable development is critical for promoting sustainable development; requests UNESCO to promote the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, in coordination with other relevant UN organizations and programmes, while taking into account the special needs of developing countries; requests the Secretary-General to call upon UNESCO to finalize the draft international implementation scheme for the Decade as soon as possible; also requests the Secretary-General to call upon the Director-General of UNESCO to submit the draft international implementation scheme to the governing bodies of UNESCO for their final consideration and adoption; encourages Governments to consider the inclusion, especially upon completion and adoption of the international implementation scheme, of measures to implement the Decade in their respective educational systems and strategies and, where appropriate, national development plans and to promote public awareness of and wider participation in the Decade; requests the Secretary-General to invite the Director-General of UNESCO to prepare a mid-term review of the implementation of the Decade, for submission to the General Assembly at its 65th session under the sub-item entitled "UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development".

Adopted without vote, 75th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 59th sess., Suppl. no. 49.