A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/108 9 February 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 95 (j) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Second Committee (A/50/617/Add.10)] 50/108. United Nations initiative on opportunity and participation The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 48/60 of 14 December 1993 and its decision 49/434 of 19 December 1994 on a United Nations initiative on opportunity and participation, Reaffirming that one of the fundamental prerequisites of the achievement of sustainable development is broad-based public participation in decisionmaking, Acknowledging the relevance of opportunity and participation in the economic and social development agenda of the United Nations, as reflected in the various international conferences and agreements related to the follow-up of the Rio process, Commending the South Pacific Forum Vision Statement, 1/ adopted by the Twenty-sixth South Pacific Forum, held at Madang, Papua New Guinea, from 13 to 15 September 1995, which promotes opportunities for international and regional cooperation leading to growth with equity, broad-based participation and capacity-building for self-reliance, Noting that the United Nations Panel on Opportunity and Participation met at United Nations Headquarters from 15 to 19 May 1995, 1. 1/ 96-76507 Welcomes the report of the United Nations Panel on Opportunity and A/50/475, annex, appendix II. /...