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THE 47TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The UN General Assembly resolution establishing the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States was one of the five major resolutions on UNCED follow-up to be negotiated during the 47th General Assembly in 1992. The final resolution states that the Conference will:

Review current trends in the socio-economic development of small island developing States;

Examine the nature and magnitude of the specific vulnerabilities of small island developing States;

Define a number of specific actions and policies relating to environmental and development planning to be undertaken by these States, with help from the international community;

Identify elements that these States need to include in medium- and long-term sustainable development plans;

Recommend measures for enhancing the endogenous capacity of these States; and

Review whether institutional arrangements at the international level enable these States to give effect to the relevant provisions of Agenda 21.

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