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United Nations
General Assembly Fifty-seventh session Resolution A/57/532/Add.3 20/12/2002 World Climate Change Conference
The General Assembly,
Acknowledgingthat change in the earth's climate and its adverse effects are a common concern of humankind, Acknowledging also that the global nature of climate change calls for the widest possible cooperation, consistent with the provisions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Welcoming the ongoing work in the United Nations system on climate change, in particular within the framework of the Convention which is the key instrument for addressing this global concern, Recalling the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, Recalling also the Delhi Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at its eighth session, held at New Delhi from 23 October to 1 November 2002, Recognizing with concern the findings of the third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which confirm that significant cuts in global emissions will be necessary to meet the ultimate objective of the Convention, and recognizing the ongoing consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice of the implications of the report, Reaffirming the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, in which States that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change strongly urge States that have not yet done so to ratify it in a timely manner, Recognizing the need for strengthening scientific and technological capabilities and networks for the exchange of scientific data and information, Stressing that the World Climate Change Conference will be supportive of the Convention process, Noting the importance of broad participation in this process by Governments, parliaments, international and national organizations, the scientific community, the private sector and other representatives of civil society,
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