A/RES/61/201 GA

United Nations A/RES/61/201 General Assembly Distr.: General 16 February 2007 Sixty-first session Agenda item 53 (d) 06-50643 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2006 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/61/422/Add.4)] 61/201. Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 54/222 of 22 December 1999, its decision 55/443 of 20 December 2000 and its resolutions 56/199 of 21 December 2001, 57/257 of 20 December 2002, 58/243 of 23 December 2003, 59/234 of 22 December 2004 and 60/197 of 22 December 2005 and other resolutions relating to the protection of the global climate for present and future generations of mankind, Recalling also the provisions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,1 including the acknowledgement that the global nature of climate change calls for the widest possible cooperation by all countries and their participation in an effective and appropriate international response, in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities and their social and economic conditions, Recalling further the United Nations Millennium Declaration,2 in which Heads of State and Government resolved to make every effort to ensure the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol and to embark on the required reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases,3 Recalling the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, 4 the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (“Johannesburg Plan of Implementation”), 5 the Delhi Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at its eighth session, held in New Delhi from 23 October to 1 November 2002, 6 the _______________ 1 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822. 2 See resolution 55/2. 3 Ibid., para. 23. 4 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August-4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 1, annex. 5 Ibid., resolution 2, annex. 6 FCCC/CP/2002/7/Add.1, decision 1/CP.8. A/RES/61/201 2 outcome of the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties, held in Milan, Italy, from 1 to 12 December 2003,7 the outcome of the tenth session of the Conference of the Parties, held in Buenos Aires from 6 to 18 December 2004,8 and the outcome of the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties and the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, held in Montreal, Canada, from 28 November to 10 December 2005,9 Reaffirming the Mauritius Declaration 10 and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States,11 Recalling the 2005 World Summit Outcome,12 Remaining deeply concerned that all countries, in particular developing countries, including the least developed countries and small island developing States, face increased risks from the negative effects of climate change, and stressing the need to address adaptation needs relating to such effects, Noting that one hundred and eighty-nine States and one regional economic integration organization have ratified the Convention, Noting also that, to date, the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change13 has attracted one hundred and sixty-six ratifications, including from parties mentioned in annex I to the Convention, which account for 61.6 per cent of emissions, Noting further the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the need to build and enhance scientific and technological capabilities, inter alia, through continuing support to the Panel for the exchange of scientific data and information, especially in developing countries, and noting the pending release of the fourth assessment report, Reaffirming its commitment to the ultimate objective of the Convention, namely, to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that prevents dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system, Taking note of the report of the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on the work of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention,14 1. Calls upon States to work cooperatively towards achieving the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;1 2. Notes the commitments, initiatives and processes undertaken within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as _______________ 7 FCCC/CP/2003/6/Add.1 and 2. 8 FCCC/CP/2004/10/Add.1 and 2. 9 FCCC/CP/2005/5/Add.1. 10 Report of the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Port Louis, Mauritius, 10-14 January 2005 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.05.II.A.4 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 1, annex I. 11 Ibid., annex II. 12 See resolution 60/1. 13 FCCC/CP/1997/7/Add.1, decision 1/CP.3, annex. 14 A/61/225. A/RES/61/201 3 well as the Kyoto Protocol thereto13 for those which are parties to it, to meet the ultimate objective of the Convention; 3. Also notes that States that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol welcome the entry into force of the Protocol on 16 February 2005 and strongly urge States that have not yet done so to ratify it in a timely manner; 4. Stresses that the seriousness of climate change argues for the implementation of the provisions of the Framework Convention; 5. Notes with interest the activities undertaken under the flexible mechanisms established by the Kyoto Protocol; 6. Takes note of the outcome of the eleventh9 and twelfth sessions15 of the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention and the first9 and second15 sessions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol; 7. Takes note with appreciation of the outcome of the fourth replenishment of the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund, including the pledges made by the international community to the Trust Fund at the third Global Environment Facility Assembly, held in Cape Town, South Africa, on 29 and 30 August 2006, and stresses the importance of the fulfilment of the commitments; 8. Also takes note with appreciation of the hosting by the Government of Kenya of the twelfth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention and the second session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, held in Nairobi from 6 to 17 November 2006, and further takes note with appreciation of the offer of the Government of Indonesia to host the thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties and the third session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, to be held in Bali from 3 to 14 December 2007; 9. Notes the ongoing work of the liaison group of the secretariats and offices of the relevant subsidiary bodies of the Framework Convention, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa,16 and the Convention on Biological Diversity,17 and encourages cooperation to promote complementarities among the three secretariats while respecting their independent legal status; 10. Endorses the continuation of the institutional linkage of the secretariat of the Framework Convention to the United Nations until such time as a review is deemed necessary by the Conference of the Parties or the General Assembly; 11. Invites the secretariat of the Framework Convention to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session on the work of the Conference of the Parties; 12. Invites the conferences of the parties to the multilateral environmental conventions, when setting the dates of their meetings, to take into consideration the schedule of meetings of the General Assembly and the Commission on Sustainable _______________ 15 FCCC/CP/2006/4-FCCC/KP/CMP/2006/8. 16 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1954, No. 33480. 17 Ibid., vol. 1760, No. 30619. A/RES/61/201 4 Development so as to ensure the adequate representation of developing countries at those meetings; 13. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-second session the sub-item entitled “Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind”. 83rd plenary meeting 20 December 2006

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