A/RES/57/253
organizations, including the funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the
United Nations system, at the highest level, as well as the major groups representing
all the regions of the world,
Reaffirming the need to ensure a balance between economic development,
social development and environmental protection as interdependent and mutually
reinforcing pillars of sustainable development,
Reaffirming also that poverty eradication, changing unsustainable patterns of
production and consumption, and protecting and managing the natural resource base
of economic and social development are overarching objectives of, and essential
requirements for, sustainable development,
Recognizing that good governance within each country and at the international
level is essential for sustainable development,
Noting with interest the partnership initiatives voluntarily undertaken by some
Governments, international organizations and major groups, and announced at the
Summit,
Expressing its profound gratitude to the Governments and the peoples of
Indonesia and South Africa for hosting, respectively, the fourth Preparatory
Committee meeting and the Summit, for the excellent arrangements, for the
hospitality extended to participants and for the facilities, staff and services placed at
their disposal,
1.
Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the World Summit on
Sustainable Development; 4
2.
Endorses the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development 6
and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation; 7
3.
Decides to adopt sustainable development as a key element of the
overarching framework for United Nations activities, in particular for achieving the
internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, 5 and to give overall political direction to the
implementation of Agenda 21 2 and its review;
4.
Urges Governments and all relevant international and regional
organizations, the Economic and Social Council, United Nations funds, programmes
and regional economic commissions, specialized agencies, international financial
institutions, the Global Environment Facility, as well as other intergovernmental
organizations and major groups, to take timely actions to ensure the effective
implementation of and follow-up to the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable
Development and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation;
5.
Encourages the implementation of partnership initiatives voluntarily
undertaken by some Governments, international organizations and major groups,
and calls for further discussion of this matter within the Commission on Sustainable
Development;
6.
Calls for the implementation of the commitments, programmes and timebound targets adopted at the Summit and, to this end, for the fulfilment of the
provisions of the means of implementation, as contained in the Johannesburg Plan
of Implementation;
7.
Requests the Economic and Social Council to ensure that the
Commission on Sustainable Development holds an organizational meeting of its
next session in January 2003 and its session in April/May 2003;
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