General assembly distr general 1 february 2016 seventieth session agenda item 17 1516879 e 1516879 please recycle resolution adopted by the general assembly on 16 december 2015 without reference to a main committee a70l. More than 420 000 rohingya women, children, and men have fled widespread violence in rakhine state in the past 3 weeks. Read more about 2005 world summit outcome factsheet 2005 world summit outcome document 16 september 2005 the final summit outcome document provided a renewed global endorsement of the millennium development goals, and built on the major international agreements of recent years to consolidate a practical plan of action. Member states embraced the responsibility to protect populations in paragraph 89 of the outcome document of the 2005 world summit. We, heads of state and government, have gathered at united nations headquarters in new york from 14 to 16 september 2005.
Reflecting this sentiment, the 2005 approved r2p language is markedly different from its original. Crucially, leaders agreed that every country would adopt and implement comprehensive national development strategies to achieve the internationally agreed development. We underline the importance of the security, continuity and stability of the internet, and the need to protect the internet and other ict networks from threats and vulnerabilities. Past conferences, meetings and events the 2005 world summit. Followup to the 2005 world summit outcome, the millennium. It is my great privilege to present the outcome documents from the world summit on the. We reaffirm our faith in the united nations and our commitment to the. General assembly documents, for example, are assigned the unique symbol a, and are further identified by session and document number. The 2005 world summit, held between 14 and 16 september 2005, was a followup summit meeting to the united nations 2000 millennium summit, which had led to the millennium declaration of the millennium development goals mdgs.
It is mentioned in the world summit outcome document, but not expressly. This article analyses the role of the eu in the 2005 united nations world summit, with specific reference to environmental protection and sustainable development issues. Final document of the 14th summit of the nonaligned. On september 16, 2005, the world summit at the united nations unani.
An historic outcome document took a unified stance by the international community on. New book launched to help humanitarian agencies protect. United nations millennium declaration, the 2005 world summit outcome, the monterrey consensus of the international conference on financing for development, the doha declaration on financing for development. We reiterate our commitment, expressed in the johannesburg plan of implementation, the 2005 world summit outcome and the outcome document of the highlevel plenary meeting of the general assembly on the millennium development goals of 2010, to take further effective measures and actions, in conformity with international law, to remove the. Item 10 of the provisional agenda adoption of the final outcome of the conference draft outcome document of the united nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development habitat iii. United nations a general assembly who world health. Rtop in the 2005 world summit responsibility to protect. Paragraphs 89 of the world summit outcome document. The 2005 world summit outcome, endorsed by general assembly resolution 601, outlines a plan of action in four key areas. Representatives including nearly 200 leaders of the then 191 member states met in new york city for what the united nations described as a onceinageneration. Despite this landmark commitment, perpetrators continue to use. At the conclusion of the 2005 world summit, the united nations general assembly adopted general assembly resolution 601, the world summit outcome.
Nairobi outcome document 1 december 2016 nairobi, kenya. At the summits close, they passed a 40page outcome document 2005 world summit out. The final summit outcome document provided a renewed global. A humanitarian crisis of enormous scale and scope is unfolding in western myanmars rakhine state and its border zone with bangladesh. Paragraphs 89 of the world summit outcome document heads of state and government agreed to the following text on the responsibility to protect in the outcome document of the highlevel plenary meeting of the general assembly in september 2005. Paragraphs 8 and 9 of the 2005 outcome document recognize the. International law aspects of the 2005 world summit outcome. General assembly r2p excerpt from outcome document. Unlike its predecessor, it was primarily concerned with implementation rather than with new treaties and targets, although a number of new targets were agreed, for example one on. The rules of procedure of the general assembly ga rules of procedure.
The two r2p paragraphs in the final pteris ensiformis pdf 2005 summit outcome document put forth the. The founding document of the au, the constitutive act signed by member states in 2000, represents the switch from the noninterference approach of. Followup to the 2005 world summit outcome, the millennium declaration and. The worlds leaders, meeting at united nations headquarters in new york from 14 to 16 september. We, heads of state and government, have gathered at united nations headquarters in new york. Draft outcome document, september pdf on the website of the bbc. Unsurprisingly, one of the few clear, unequivocal commitments in the world summit outcome document is a pledge to provide the u.
The ga handbook a practical guide to the united nations. In an historic gathering of world leaders in new york for the highlevel plenary meeting of the general assembly 2005 world summit, heads of state and government reached consensus on the responsibility to. The final summit outcome document provided a renewed global endorsement of the millennium development goals, and built on the major international agreements of recent years to consolidate a practical plan of action. General assembly distr general 29 september 2016 original. We commit to energise the implementation of these commitments. In the 2005 world summit outcome document, states made the historic acknowledgment that they had a responsibility to protect rtop, r2p populations from mass atrocities genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing. The ga is free to choose the way it conducts its business. On september 16, 2005, at united nations headquarters, more than 150 heads of state and government adopted the 2005 world summit outcome document, consisting largely of a set of goals and principles for the united nations and its members. Resolution 1674, adopted by the united nations security council on 28 april 2006, reaffirms the provisions of paragraphs 8 and 9 of the 2005 world summit outcome document regarding the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes.
Crucially, leaders agreed that every country would adopt and implement comprehensive national development strategies to achieve the internationally agreed development goals and. New book launched to help humanitarian agencies protect civilians in war and disaster odi news release subject. These comparisons are based on the revised draft outcome document of the highlevel plenary meeting of the general assembly submitted by the president of the general assembly, a59hlpmcrp. December 2005 monthly forecast security council report. United nations a general assembly world health organization. The united nations world summit for september 2005 attempts to get progress on the millenium development goals and the millenium declaration. General assembly food and agriculture organization. Ares601 2005 world summit outcome the united nations. Document of the highlevel plenary meeting of the general assembly in september 2005. An overview the 2005 world summit, to be held from 14 to 16 september at united nations headquarters in new york, is expected to bring together more than 170 heads of state and government. Please click the following links final document disarmament and international security purposes and principles statement on the islamic republic of irans nuclear issue. Normative advances while the 2005 world summit outcome document was a historic step, by 2000, african states had already enshrined principles echoing the responsibility to protect into law. All the substantive outcome documents of these summit conferences can be downloaded. United nations millennium declaration, the 2005 world summit outcome3 and the outcome document of the highlevel plenary meeting of the general assembly on the millennium development goals,4 reaffirming the rio declaration on environment and development5 and agenda 216 and the principles set out therein, and recalling the recommendations and.