Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 89
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly
1. Welcomes the recommendation of the Conference of the
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held at Nassau
from 28 November to 9 December 1994, to designate 29 December
International Day for Biological Diversity;
2. Proclaims 29 December, the date of the entry into force
of the Convention on Biological Diversity, See United Nations
Environment Programme, Convention on Biological Diversity (Environmental
Law and Institutions Programme Activity Centre), June 1992. International
Day for Biological Diversity;
3. Requests the Secretary-General and the Executive Director
of the United Nations Environment Programme to take all steps
necessary to ensure the successful observance of International
Day for Biological Diversity.
92nd plenary meeting
19 December 1994