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Rio Declaration on Environment and Development 3/ and Agenda 21 4/ for the
purpose of guiding the implementation of the decisions and recommendations of
the Conference,
Recalling also its resolution 49/109 of 19 December 1994, in which,
inter alia, it decided that a third substantive session of the Preparatory
Committee would be held at United Nations Headquarters early in 1996 to
complete the preparatory work for the Conference,
1.
Endorses the report of the Preparatory Committee for the United
Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) on its second substantive
session (Nairobi, 24 April-5 May 1995), 1/ which contains, inter alia,
decision II/1 on the financing of the Conference and its preparatory
activities, decision II/3 on the recommendations of the Preparatory Committee
on the organization of work of the Conference, including the holding of preconference consultations on 1 and 2 June 1996, the establishment of committees
and other procedural matters and decision II/4 on the rules of procedure for
the Conference; 5/
2.
Decides that the third session of the Preparatory Committee will
be held at United Nations Headquarters from 5 to 16 February 1996;
3.
Requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary provisions,
within existing resources, so that the Preparatory Committee may, if it so
decides, establish two working groups to meet in addition to plenary meetings
for the duration of the third session;
4.
Notes with interest the call by the Secretary-General of the
United Nations to give the Conference the dimensions of a "city summit", and
reaffirms that the Conference should be held at the highest possible level of
participation;
5.
Expresses its sincere appreciation to those States and
organizations that have made or pledged financial or other contributions in
support of the preparatory activities for the Conference, and requests the
Secretary-General of the Conference to continue to make every effort to raise
the extrabudgetary resources required for Conference activities and
preparations;
6.
Renews its appeal to all Governments, especially the Governments
of developed countries and other Governments in a position to do so, as well
as to international and regional financial institutions, to make substantial
contributions to the voluntary fund established by the General Assembly in its
resolution 47/180 for the purpose of financing preparatory activities for the
Conference and supporting developing countries, in particular the least
3/
See Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 (A/CONF,151/26/Rev.1 (Vol. I and Vol.
I/Corr.1, Vol. II, Vol. III and Vol. III/Corr.1)) (United Nations publication,
Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigenda), vol. I: Resolutions Adopted by the
Conference, resolution 1, annex I.
4/
Ibid., annex II.
5/
As amended in A/C.2/50/9 and Corr.1.
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