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Major Agreements & Conventions

Overriding Issues on Sustainable Development

Millenium Declaration & Summit

• The Millennium Declaration and documents related to the Millennium Summit

International Conference on Financing for Development

Documents related to the International Conference on Financing for Development, including:

• The Monterrey Consensus

World Summit on Sustainable Development

Agreements taken by the World Summit on Sustainable Development, including:

• Johannesburg Declaration
  [English] [French] [Spanish]
• Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
  [English] [French] [Spanish]

Agreements leading to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, including:

• Documents of the Preparatory Committee for the Johannesburg Summit, this page includes:
  • Documents from the Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • Documents from the Secretary-General of the Johannesburg Summit
  • Documents from the Summit Secretariat
  • General Assembly Resolutions

Earth Summit+5

• Documents related to Earth Summit+5: Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21

Conference on Environment & Development

Agreements taken by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, including

• The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
• Agenda 21 - Global Programme of Action on Sustainable Development
• Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests
• Declaration of Barbados and the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
• Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972)

Other Major Agreements

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
• UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
• Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Documents related to the United Nations Special Session on Children
• Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
• The Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action
• Gender, Equality, Development and Peace for the 21st century - 23rd Special Session of the General Assembly (A/RES/S-23/2)