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measures, in these and other clusters, as appropriate, to promote policy coherence at
all relevant levels, improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary overlap and duplication
and enhance coordination and cooperation among the multilateral environmental
agreements, including the three Rio conventions, as well as with the United Nations
system in the field.
90. We stress the need for the continuation of a regular review of the state of the
Earth’s changing environment and its impact on human well-being, and in this
regard we welcome such initiatives as the Global Environment Outlook process
aimed at bringing together environmental information and assessments and building
national and regional capacity to support informed decision-making.
D.
International financial institutions and United Nations operational
activities
91. We recognize that sustainable development should be given due consideration
by the programmes, funds and specialized agencies of the United Nations system
and other relevant entities such as international financial institutions and the United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in accordance with their respective
existing mandates. In this regard, we invite them to further enhance the
mainstreaming of sustainable development in their respective mandates,
programmes, strategies and decision-making processes, in support of the efforts of
all countries, in particular developing countries, in the achievement of sustainable
development.
92. We reaffirm the importance of broadening and strengthening the participation
of developing countries in international economic decision-making and normsetting, and in this regard take note of recent important decisions on reform of the
governance structures, quotas and voting rights of the Bretton Woods institutions,
better reflecting current realities and enhancing the voice and participation of
developing countries, and reiterate the importance of the reform of the governance
of those institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and
legitimate institutions.
93. We call for the further mainstreaming of the three dimensions of sustainable
development throughout the United Nations system, and request the SecretaryGeneral to report to the General Assembly, through the Economic and Social
Council, on the progress made in this regard. We also call for and recognize the
importance of the strengthening of policy coordination within key structures of the
Secretariat of the United Nations so as to ensure system-wide coherence in support
of sustainable development, while ensuring accountability to Member States.
94. We invite the governing bodies of the funds, programmes and specialized
agencies of the United Nations development system to consider appropriate
measures for integrating the social, economic and environmental dimensions across
the operational activities of the United Nations system. We also emphasize that
increasing the financial contributions to the United Nations development system is
key to achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the
Millennium Development Goals, and in this regard we recognize the mutually
reinforcing links among increased effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of the
United Nations development system, achieving concrete results in assisting
developing countries in eradicating poverty and achieving sustained economic
growth and sustainable development.
95. We emphasize the need to strengthen operational activities for development of
the United Nations system in the field that are well aligned with national sustainable
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