A/RES/74/224
Harmony with Nature
Noting the Peoples’ World Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of
Mother Earth, hosted by the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Cochabamba from 20 to
22 April 2010, 7
Recognizing that planet Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that “Mother
Earth” is a common expression in a number of countries and regions, noting that some
countries recognize the rights of nature or Mother Earth in the context of the
promotion of sustainable development, and expressing the conviction that, in order to
achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of present
and future generations, it is necessary to promote harmony with nature,
Recalling the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on
Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012,
entitled “The future we want”, 8
Reaffirming its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming
our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which it adopted a
comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative
Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its commitment to working tirelessly for
the full implementation of the Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating
poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest
global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its
commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions –
economic, social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner, and to
building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking
to address their unfinished business,
Reaffirming also its resolution 69/313 of 27 July 2015 on the Addis Ababa
Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development,
which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, supp orts
and complements it, helps to contextualize its means of implementation targets with
concrete policies and actions, and reaffirms the strong political commitment to
address the challenge of financing and creating an enabling environment at all levels
for sustainable development in the spirit of global partnership and solidarity,
Reaffirming further the New Urban Agenda, adopted at the United Nations
Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), held in
Quito, Ecuador, from 17 to 20 October 2016, 9 and recognizing that its implementation
can contribute to achieving environmental sustainability by protecting ecosystems
and biodiversity, including by adopting healthy lifestyles in harmony with nature,
Reaffirming the Paris Agreement, 10 and encouraging all its parties to fully
implement the Agreement, and parties to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change 11 that have not yet done so to deposit their instruments of
ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, where appropriate, as soon as possible,
Noting the importance of nature-based solutions in aiming to achieve goals
relating to climate change mitigation and adaptation,
Noting with appreciation the interactive dialogue on Harmony with Nature
convened by the President of the General Assembly under the overall theme “Mother
Earth approach” in the implementation of education and climate action in harmony
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See A/64/777, annexes I and II.
Resolution 66/288, annex.
Resolution 71/256, annex.
Adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in
FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21.
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