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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/53/188
12 February 1999
Fifty-third session
Agenda item 94 (a)
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Second Committee (A/53/609/Add.1)]
53/188. Implementation of and follow-up to the outcome of the United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development and the nineteenth special
session of the General Assembly
The General Assembly,
Recalling the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held at Rio de Janeiro
from 3 to 14 June 1992, and the nineteenth special session of the General Assembly for the purpose of
an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of Agenda 21, held in New York from 23 to 28
June 1997,
Reaffirming that Agenda 211 is the fundamental programme of action for achieving sustainable
development and that the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21,2 adopted at the
nineteenth special session of the General Assembly, will enhance the full implementation of the outcome
of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development,
Recognizing that the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 includes a statement
of commitment to Agenda 21 and the goals of sustainable development, an assessment of progress made
1
Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3–14 June
1992 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigenda), vol. I: Resolutions adopted by the
Conference, resolution 1, annex II.
2
Resolution S–19/2, annex.
99-76825
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