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PC/12, principe 16) For participants only A/CONF.U8/PC/WG.1(II)/CRP.3 5 January 1972 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE GN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Intergru'srnmental Working Group on the Declaration on the Hernan Environment S-~cnd session Now York, 5-1U January 1972 Working Paner submitted by the Brazilian Delegation to the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Declaration on the Human Environment Draft Declaration on the Human Environment The Peoples of the World represented at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Fully conscious of the importance, urgency and universality of environmental problems ; Recognizing that the maintenance of a sound ecology is vital to all forms of life; Aware that, aside from ecological problems related to nature itself, serious impairment of the environment is caused at present by some of man’s activities; Conscious of the damages and dangers which have resulted where technique and technology have been employed without adequate knowledge or control of their effects upon the environment; Conscious, further, of the environmental strains which, in some regions, arise from excessive population concentrations; Fully aware that the environmental problems generated by the condition of under-development pose a serious threat to the developing countries; Conscious, in particular, that economic and social development is essential for adequately safeguarding those natural and other conditions on earth that are /... 72-00377 -2- necessary for the maintenance and improvement of the quality of life of the present and future generations; STATE THEIR CONVICTION THAT: 1.

STATEMENT /SUBMITTED BY INSTITUTE FOR CONSCIOUS GLOBAL CHANGE

Resolution 22tJ (1966) of 2 December 1966 The Security Council, Conscious of the proven qualities and high sense of duty of U Thant, and believing that his reappoint- ment would be most conducive to the larger interests and purposes of the Organization, Recommends the appointment of U Thant for another term of office as Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Nations Unies A/C.2/71/4 Assemblée générale Distr. générale 14 décembre 2016 Français Original : anglais 16-22004 (F) 151216 151216 *1622004* Soixante et onzième session Deuxième Commission Point 16 de l’ordre du jour Les technologies de l’information et des communications au service du développement Lettre datée du 18 novembre 2016, adressée au Secrétaire général par le Représentant permanent de la Jamaïque auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies J’ai l’honneur de vous faire tenir ci-joint une proposition intitulée « The Millennium Earth Project », qui a été élaborée par une organisation non gouvernementale internationale, l’Institute for Conscious Global Change 1 . Le 25 septembre 2015, l’Assemblée générale a adopté la résolution 70/1, intitulée « Transformer notre monde : le Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 ».

We underline that this military provocation by Armenia is aimed at the conscious worsening of the situation on the ground and demonstrates the intention of Armenia to enlarge the zone of hostilities and scope of military operations.

Le Comité a également invité les organisations suivantes à participer aux travaux de la session en qualité d’observateurs : AAM Group; Académie autrichienne des sciences; Agence spatiale européenne; Association de l’Infrastructure mondiale de données géospatiales; Association de promotion des systèmes d’information géographique pour la gestion des zones urbaines et des régions (section Caraïbes); Association internationale de géodésie; Bentley Systems Asia; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Booz Allen Hamilton; Cadastral Solutions; CARTO; Centre for Spatial Law and Policy; ConsultingWhere; Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information, Australie; Deloitte & Touche; DigitalGlobe; Earth-i; Effigis Geo-Solutions; Environmental Systems Research Institute; EuroGeographics; Fédération internationale des géomètres; Geomares Publishing; Geospatial Media and Communications; GeoSUR; GeoThings; Global Resources Management Consultancy; Google; Groupe sur l ’observation de la Terre; Harris Corporation; Hexagon Geosystems; Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team; Institut de photogrammétrie et de géoinformation; Insti tut panaméricain de géographie et d’histoire; Institut polytechnique de Milan; Institute for Conscious Global Change; Kokusai Kogyo; KU Leuven; Land Equity International; Location Intelligence; MapAction; Mapuniverse Technology; Omidyar Network; Open Geospatial Consortium; Oracle; Partenariat mondial pour les données du développement durable; Pasco Corporation; Planet Labs; PrecisionHawk; Radiant Earth; Société internationale de photogrammétrie et de télédétection; Taylor & Francis Group; Trimble; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Université Carleton; Université Columbia; Université de Melbourne; Université de Nouvelle - Galles du Sud; Université de Twente; et Université du Maine.

His statement represents an unfortunate and sadly lack of understanding of basic facts on historical role of the UN and the principled position of international community at large as well as the current state of Indonesia, including the actual development in the provinces of Papua and West Papua, Indonesia. We are just too conscious that internal political dynamics in Vanuatu have often played a role in the raising of the so-called ’issue of West Papua’ in various fora, including the United Nations, as evidently stated in a statement made by the Office of Prime Minister Sato Kilman of Vanuatu in May 2012 and published by the Vanuatu Daily Post on 22 May 2012, which stated inter alia: “in Vanuatu, the West Papua issue has been politicized and used by different political parties and movements not for the interests of the people in West Papua but more so for elections and political campaign propaganda …” Furthermore, the statement of Mr.

L’Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent (Signé) Victor Moraru A/71/997 S/2017/652 17-13105 2/3 Annexe à la lettre datée du 26 juillet 2017 adressée au Secrétaire général par le Représentant permanent de la République de Moldova auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies [Original: anglais et russe] 21 July 2017 DECLARATION of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova on the withdrawal of Russian military forces from the territory of the country In view of the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, according to which the Republic of Moldova is a sovereign, independent, unitary and indivisible state with inalienable territory, Emphasising the constitutional provisions on the permanent neutrality and non-admission of the stationing of other states’ military troops on its territory, Conscious of the fact that defending the territorial integrity and the security of the state is a priority for the foreign and internal policy of the Republic of Moldova, Underlining the need to consolidate national security as an indispensable element of regional security, Reconfirming the Declaration of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova on the inviolability of the sovereignty, independence and permanent neutrality of the Republic of Moldova, adopted on 31 March 2016, Noting with regret, today, on the 25th anniversary of the ceasing of the hostilities on the river Nistru, the failure to respect stringently the provisions of the Agreement on the principles regarding the peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova signed on 21 July 1992, especially with respect to the withdrawal of the Russian army from the territory of the country, THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA DECLARES that the continuous stationing of the troops of the Russian Federation and the strengthening of their military presence in the eastern part of the Republic of Moldova are violations of the constitutional provisions, especially with respect to the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and permanent neutrality of the Republic of Moldova, as well as of the international law; CONSIDERS that the maintaining on the territory of the Republic of Moldova of a considerable amount of ammunition, arms and military equipment is a constant threat to regional and European security and stability, in general; INVITES the mediators and observers in the process of settlement of the Transnistrian conflict to initiate political discussions regarding the transformation of the current peacekeeping mechanism in a civil mission with international mandate; APPEALS to the Russian Federation to resume and finalise the process of withdrawal of its troops and also withdraw its ammunition, arms and military equipment from the territory of the Republic of Moldova, in accordance with the relevant principles of the international law and its international commitments; A/71/997 S/2017/652 3/3 17-13105 ADDRESSES all international organisms and states of the world the appeal to support its initiative on preserving the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and neutrality of the Republic of Moldova, as well as to contribute, to the same extent, to the consolidation of its efforts directed towards safeguarding the security of the state; UNDERLINES, in its capacity as supreme representative body of the people and single legislative power, that it will continue to expend every effort for the maintenance of the statehood of the Republic of Moldova, for the social and economical development of the country, for the enhancement of the well -being of the people and in order to ensure the security of the citizens; DEMANDS the Government and the President of the Republic of Moldova to promote, through all the means they hold, the adoption of a Resolution by the General Assembly of the United Nations regarding the withdrawal of Russian military troops illegally stationing on the territory of our country; URGES all the parties involved to treat this declaration as a manifestation of the peaceful and friendly character of the existence and development of our state and as a guarantee of the maintenance of peace and stability both on the territory of the Republic of Moldova and in the region.

Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library A/C.3/47/L.77 English Page 2 Noting with deep concern reports of grave hurnan rights violations in the Sudan, particularly summary executions, de tentions without trial, forced ~ displacement of persons and torture, described in part in the reports submitted to the Commission on Hurnan Rights at its forty-eighth session by the Special Rapporteurs on Torture and on Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Noting the announcement by the Government of the Sudan of its intention to constitute an independent judicial inquiry commission to investigate the killings of Sudanese nationals employees of foreign government relief organizations, Deeoly concerned that access by the civilian population to humanitarian assistance is being impeded, which poses a threat to human life and an offence to human dignity, Alarmed by the large nurnber of internally displaced persons and victims of discrimination in the Sudan, including members of minorities who have been forcibly displaced in violation of their hurnan rights and who are in need of relief assistance and of protection, Alarmed also by the mass exodus of refugees into neighbouring countries, and conscious of the burden that this places on those countries, but expressing its appreciation for the continuing efforts to assist them, thereby easing the burden on host countries, Emohasizing that it is essential to put an end te the serious deterioration of the hurnan rights situation in the Sudan, Welcominq the efforts of the United Nations and other hurnanitarian organizations to provide humanitarian relief to those Sudanese in need, 1.

La Représentante permanente (Signé) Aksoltan Ataeva A/72/866 18-08041 2/3 Annexe à la lettre datée du 7 mai 2018 adressée au Secrétaire général par la Représentante permanente du Turkménistan auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies [Original : russe] Avaza Declaration of the international forum “The Great Silk Road — towards the New Frontiers of Development” We, the participants in the international forum “The Great Silk Road — towards the New Frontiers of Development”, held in the Avaza national tourist area, Turkmenistan, on 2 May 2018, Reaffirming our commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals as defined in the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015 at the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post -2015 development agenda, in particular those goals that are directly relevant to the development of sustainable transport and ensuring its safety and accessibility, and to concern for the environment, Recalling General Assembly resolution 69/213, entitled “The role of transport and transit corridors in ensuring international cooperation for sustainable development”, adopted on 19 December 2014, resolution 70/197, entitled “Towards comprehensive cooperation among all modes of transport for promoting sustainable multimodal transit corridors”, adopted on 22 December 2015, and resolution 72/212, entitled “Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”, adopted on 20 December 2017, Recognizing the importance of high-level international events to support the development of transport and the stability of transit corridors at the international level, such as the High-level International Conference on the Role of Transit Transport Corridors in Ensuring International Cooperation, Stability and Sustainable Development, held on 3 and 4 September 2014, the Global Conference on Sustainable Transport held in Ashgabat on 26 and 27 November 2016, and the high-level international conference held in Geneva on 22 February 2017, Recognizing the advantages of multimodal transport as a significant component in a balanced transport system, especially its efficiency in terms of energy and costs, lack of congestion and contribution to reducing transport and logistics costs, Emphasizing also the role of inland water transport in the sustainable functioning of national transport and cross-border systems and its contribution to social and economic development, including landlocked developing countries, Aware also that the objective of international transport strategy is now the creation of modern transport architecture designed to address the key tasks of the international community in the twenty-first century, in service to millions of people around the world, by preserving and developing the resources of the planet, Appreciating the current work on the establishment of a sustainable transport system carried out at the United Nations by its Member States, including international projects to eliminate administrative barriers, rehabilitate and provide support for international corridors and ports, and reduce the environmental damage caused by exhaust emissions, and national transport strategies and projects to develop inland water transport infrastructure, Conscious that the aforementioned challenges in the sector should also be addressed at the national, regional and global levels, A/72/866 3/3 18-08041 Considering the links between different modes of transport in the context of the development of multimodal transport, Acknowledging the role of modern technologies, innovations, the “single window” principle and digitalization in ensuring navigation safety and better logistics integration, Acknowledging the need to join forces to utilize the significant, still untapped, potential of the transport sector and thereby gain significant political support at the highest level, Convinced that the outcome of this Forum should bring practical value in terms of safety, environmental aspects, logistics and benefits for the economy, Hereby endorse the following objectives and actions and invite countries and all parties concerned to consider their implementation: (a) To build up a regulatory framework that is intended to increase the efficiency of safe, environmentally sound and economically efficient transport by promoting an appropriate balance among all transport modes and thus using it as a significant contributor to national, regional and international development; (b) To address the challenges of sustainable development of mobility by supporting intergovernmental multi-disciplinary cooperation in the field of transport and transport-related issues and by placing due emphasis on the importance of mobilizing resources and aligning financing flows with sustainable development objectives; (c) To encourage investment in the sector aimed at building and modernizing the infrastructure of international routes and ports and fostering innovation and the principles that ensure resilience to climate change; (d) To ensure an appropriate balance among all transport modes, streamlining cargo flows and promoting the development of multimodal transport; (e) To take the necessary steps to raise the profile of historical transpor tation routes, in particular the Great Silk Road, as they offer additional opportunities to enhance the mobility of people, to satisfy their yearning to visit other countries and to communicate with people from other nations, which has a strong impact on the discovery of new tourist routes and the formation of personal contacts that contribute to peace and security.