A/RES/2389(XXIII) GA

2 General A11emb)y-Twenty-third Se11lon Decides to admit the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to membership in the United Nations. 1714th plcnary 111ccti11g, 12 No1 1ember 1968. 2389 (XXIII). Representation of China in the United Nations The General Assc111bly, Rrcalling the recommencbtion contained in its resolu- tion 396 (V) of 14 Deccmber 1950 that, whenever more than one authority claims to be the Government entitled to represen! a 1Iember State in the United Nations and this question bccomcs the subject of controversy in the United X ations, the question should be considered in thé light oí the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United X ations and the cir- cumstances of each case, Reca/lú1g f urthcr its decision in resolution 1668 (XVI) of 15 December·l961. in accordance with Article 18 oí the Chart~r. that any proposal to change the representation of China is an important question, which, in General Asscmbly resolutions 2025 (XX) of 17 NO\·ember 1965, .2159 (XXI) oí 29 November 1966 and 2271 (XXII) of 28 ~ovcmber 1967, was affirmed as remaining valid, Afjirms again that this decision remains valid. 1724th plenary meeting. 19 Novcmber 1968. 2398 (XXIII). Problems of .the human environment Thc General Asscmbly, Noting that the relationship between man and his environment is undergoing profound changes in the wake of modern scientific and technological develop- ments, Aware that these developments, while offering un- precedented opportunities to change and shape the environment of man to meet bis needs and aspirations, also involve grave dangers if not properly controlled, N oting, in particular, the continuing and acce)erating impairment of the quality oí the human environment caused by such factors as air and water pollution, erosion and other forms of soil deterioration, waste, noise ancl the secondary effects of biocides, which are accentuated by rapidly increasing population and ac- celerating urbanization, Conccrncd about the consequent effects on the con- dition of man, his physical, mental and social well-being, his dignity and his enjoyment of basic human rights, in de,·eloping as well as developed countries, Com1i11ced that increased attention to the problems of the human environment is essential for sound eco- nomic and social development, E.i-pressin,q thc stro,zg hope that the developing coun- tries will, through appropriate international co-opera- tion, derive particular benefit from the mobilization of knowledge and experience about the problems oí the human environment, enabling them, inter alía, to fore- stall the occurrence of many such problems, Ha·uing considc,-ed Economic and Social Council resolution 1346 (XLV) of 30 July 1968 on the question of convening an international conference on the prob- lems of the human environment, Bearing in mind the important work on some prob- lems of the human environment at present being under- taken by organizations in the United Nations systcm, in particular the United Xations (including the Eco- nomic Commission for Europe), the International Labour Organisation, the Foocl and Agriculture Or- ganization oí the United :!\ ations, the United N ations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Inter-Gm·ernmental l\faritime Con- sultative Organization and the International Atomic Energy :\gency, as referrecl to in the report of the Secretarv-General on activities of U nited N ations or- ganizatiÓns and programmes relevan! to the human environment,5 Aware oí the importan! work being done on thc problems oí the human environment by Governments as well as by intergovernmental organizations · such as the Organization .oí A.frican Unity and non-govern- mental organizations such as the International Union for Conservatiori oí Nature and Natura] Resourccs, thc International Council of Scientific Unions and the Inter- nationai Biological Programme, Bearing in mind the recommendations of the Inter- governmental Conference of Experts on the Scientific Basis for Rational Use and Conservation of the Re- sources oí the Biosphere,6 convened by the Unitcd I\ ations Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organiza- tion with the participation of the United N ations, thc Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ~ations and the World He1lth Organization, C onz·inced of the need for intensified action at thc national, regional and international leve! in ordcr to limit and, where possible, eliminate the impairment of the human environment and in order to protcct and improve the natural surroundings in the interest of man, Desiring to encourage further work in this field and to give it a common outlook and direction, Belic·ving it desirable to provide a framework for comprehensive consideration within the United Nations of the problems of the human environment in order to focus the attention of Governments and public opinion on the importance and urgency of this question and also to identify those aspects of it that can only or best be solved through international co-operation and agreement, l. Decides, in furtherance of the objectives set out above, to conve.ne in 1972 a United Nations Con- ference on the Human Environment; 2. Requests the s'ecretary-General, in consultation with the Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development, to submit to the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session, through the Economic and Social Council at its forty- seYenth session, a report concerning: (a) The nature, scope and progress of work at present being done in the field of the human cnviron- ment; ( b) The main problems facing developed and dc- veloping countries in this area, which might with par- ticular advantage be considered at such a conferencc, G Official Records of t/1e Economic and Social Cou11cil Forts-fifth Session, Annexts, agenda ítem 12, document E/4553'. 6 For the text of the recommendations, see the mimeographed version of document A/7291 (annex).

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