General Assembly of the United Nations
Economic and Financial - Second Committee

Second Committee

List of draft proposals

(as of 12 December 2015)

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Document Title

Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries  [item 18 (a)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development  [item 20] (submitted by Fiji and Sweden, on behalf of the sponsors listed in the document)

International Day of Women and Girls in Science [item 22 (b)] (submitted by Malta, on behalf of the sponsors listed in the document)
International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, 2017 [item 20]
(submitted by Indonesia, Morocco and Samoa, on behalf of the sponsors listed in the document)

[see L.59 below]

Culture and sustainable development [item 22 (c)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.66 below]

International financial system and development [item 18 (b)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.58 below]

Women in development [item 24 (b)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.67 below]

Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) [item 24 (a)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
Towards comprehensive cooperation among all modes of transport for promoting sustainable multimodal transit corridors [item 20] (submitted by Turkmenistan, on behalf of the sponsors listed in the document)
World Tsunami Awareness Day [item 20 (c)] (submitted by Japan, on behalf of the sponsors listed in the document)
Agricultural technology for sustainable development [item 20] (submitted by Israel, on behalf of the sponsors listed in the document)

[see L.75 below]

Operational activities for development of the United Nations system [item 25 (a)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
Oil slick on Lebanese shores [item 20] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.68 below]

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction [item 20 (c)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.48 below]

Human resources development [item 24 (c)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.47 below]

Follow-up to and implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States [item 20 (b)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.43 below]

Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind [item 20 (d)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.64 below]

Follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries [item 23 (a)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.56 below]

United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) [item 20 (h)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources [item 64] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.62 below]

Combating sand and dust storms [item 20] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.41 below]

Information and communications technologies for development [item 17] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
Towards global partnerships: a principle-based approach to enhanced cooperation between the United Nations and all relevant partners [item 27] (submitted by Luxembourg, on behalf of the sponsors listed in the document)

[see L.65 below]

Commodities [item 18 (d)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.52 below]

Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa [item 20 (e)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.60 below]

Follow-up to the second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries [item 23 (b)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
Consumer protection [item 18 (a)] (submitted by the Vice-Chair of the Committee (Indonesia))

[see L.74 below]

Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development [item 19] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America [item 20] (submitted by El Salvador, on behalf of the sponsors listed in the document)

[see L.57 below]

Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda [item 20 (a)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.63 below]

External debt sustainability and development [item 18 (c)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.54 below]

South-South cooperation [item 25 (b)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.49 below]

Agriculture development, food security and nutrition [item 26] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.61 below]

Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) [item 21] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.71 below]

Financial inclusion for sustainable development [item 18 (b)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
Global Code of Ethics for Tourism [item 20] (submitted by Morocco, on behalf of the sponsors listed in the document)

[see L.55 below]

Development cooperation with middle-income countries [item 22 (d)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.53 below]

Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its contribution to sustainable development [item 20 (f)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

[see L.72 below]

Science and technology for development [item 22 (b)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
Information and communications technologies for development [item 17] (Vice-Chair's text (Paraguay) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.23)

[see L.70 below]

Harmony with Nature [item 20 (g)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind [item 20 (d)] (Vice-Chair's text (Germany) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.18)

[see L.69 below]

International trade and development [item 18 (a)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

Venue of the fourteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in 2016 [item 18 (a)] (Vice-Chair's text (Indonesia) - draft decision)

United Nations forest instrument [item 20] (Vice-Chair's text (Germany))
Follow-up to and implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for othe Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States [item 20 (b)] (Vice-Chair's text (Germany) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.17)
Human resources development [item 24 (c)] (Rapporteur's text (Rwanda) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.16)
Agriculture development, food security and nutrition [item 26] (Vice-Chair's text (Indonesia) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.34)

[see L.73 below]

Role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence [item 22 (a)] (submitted by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
Revitalization of the work of the Second Committee [item 120] (Chair's text (Slovenia) - draft decision)
Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa [item 20 (e)] (Vice-Chair's text (Germany) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.26)
Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its contribution to sustainable development [item 20 (f)] (Vice-Chair's text (Germany) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.39)
South-South cooperation [item 25 (b)] (Vice-Chair's text (Paraguay) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.33)
Development cooperation with middle-income countries [item 22 (d)] (Vice-Chair's text (Paraguay) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.38)
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) [item 20 (h)] (Vice-Chair's text (Germany) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.20)
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda [item 20 (a)] (Vice-Chair's text (Germany) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.31)
Women in development [item 24 (b)] (Rapporteur's text (Rwanda) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.8)
Culture and sustainable development [item 22 (c)] (Vice-Chair's text (Paraguay) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.6)
Follow-up to the second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries [item 23 (b)] (Vice-Chair's text (Paraguay) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.27)
Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) [item 21] (Rapporteur's text (Rwanda) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.35)
Combating sand and dust storms [item 20] (Vice-Chair's text (Germany) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.22)
External debt sustainability and development [item 18 (c)] (Vice-Chair's text (Indonesia) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.32)
Follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries [item 23 (a)] (Rapporteur's text (Rwanda) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.19)
Commodities [item 18 (d)] (Vice-Chair's text (Indonesia) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.25)
International financial system and development [item 18 (b)] (Vice-Chair's text (Indonesia) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.7)
Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) [item 24 (a)] (Rapporteur's text (Rwanda) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.9)
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction [item 20 (c)] (Vice-Chair's text (Germany) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.15)
International trade and development [item 18 (a)] (Vice-Chair's text (Indonesia) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.44)
Harmony with Nature [item 20 (g)] (Vice-Chair's text (Germany) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.42)
Financial inclusion for sustainable development [item 18 (b)] (Vice-Chair's text (Indonesia) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.36)
Science and technology for development [item 22 (b)] (Vice-Chair's text (Paraguay) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.40)
Role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence [item 22 (a)] (Vice-Chair's text (Paraguay) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.50)
Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development [item 19] (Vice-Chair's text (Indonesia) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.29)
Operational activities for development of the United Nations system [item 25 (a)] (Vice-Chair's text (Paraguay) on the basis of informal consultations on A/C.2/70/L.13)
Draft programme of work of the Second Committee for the seventy-first session of the General Assembly [item 120]

 

 

 

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