A/RES/56/199
Taking note of the decision of the Conference of the Parties at its sixth session 5
to approve the continuation of the current institutional linkage of the secretariat of
the Convention to the United Nations and related administrative arrangements for a
further five-year period, to be reviewed by both the General Assembly and the
Conference of the Parties no later than 31 December 2006,
Taking note also of the report of the Secretary-General on the continuation of
the institutional linkage of the secretariat of the Convention to the United Nations,6
Taking note further of the decision of the Conference of the Parties 5 inviting
the General Assembly to decide at its fifty-sixth session on the question of meeting
the conference-servicing expenses of the Convention from its regular budget, taking
into account the views expressed by Member States,
Noting that, by paragraph (c) of its decision 55/443, it decided to include in the
calendar of conferences and meetings for the biennium 2002–2003 the sessions of
the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies envisaged for the biennium,
in accordance with the decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties,
Taking note of the report of the Executive Secretary of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change, 7 which was prepared in response to the
invitation of the General Assembly in paragraph (d) of its decision 55/443,
1.
Recalls the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 8 in which heads of
State and Government resolved to make every effort to ensure the entry into force of
the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, 2 preferably by the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development in 2002, and to embark on the required reduction of
emissions of greenhouse gases, and calls upon States to work cooperatively towards
achieving the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change; 1
2.
Calls upon all States parties to continue to take effective steps to
implement their commitments under the Convention, in accordance with the
principle of common but differentiated responsibilities;
3.
Stresses the importance of capacity-building, as well as of developing
and disseminating innovative technologies in respect of key sectors of development,
in particular energy, and of investment in that regard, including through private
sector involvement, market-oriented approaches and supportive public policies, as
well as international cooperation, emphasizes that climate change and its adverse
impacts have to be addressed through cooperation at all levels, and welcomes the
efforts of all parties to implement the Convention;
4.
Takes note of the Marrakesh Accords, 9 adopted by the Conference of the
Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at its
seventh session, complementing the Bonn Agreements 3 on the implementation of the
Buenos Aires Plan of Action,4 paving the way for the timely entry into force of the
Kyoto Protocol;
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5
FCCC/CP/2001/5, decision 6/CP.6.
A/56/385.
7
See A/56/509.
8
See resolution 55/2.
9
See FCCC/CP/2001/13/Add.1
6
2
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