Examples of using High-level declaration in English and their translations into Spanish
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Draft high-level declaration.
In response to a request by the Preparatory Committee at its second session,the President had elaborated a draft high-level declaration(SAICM/PREPCOM.3/2), taking into account further comments received.
Draft high-level declaration prepared by the President of the Preparatory Committee.
The secretariat has the honour to circulate, in the annex to the present note,the draft high-level declaration developed by the President for the consideration of the Committee.
The President would develop the draft high-level declaration, based on the outline she presented to the Committee at its second session, comments received thereon and the outputs of the regional consultations;
Those papers, which would be attached to the report of the current consultation,would comprise proposals for the draft high-level declaration, draft overarching policy strategy and draft concrete measures.
The draft SAICM high-level declaration and the overarching policy strategy(OPS) expressly recognize the adverse effects that an unsound management of chemicals can have on human health and the well-being of individuals and communities.
The President has proposed that the terms"voluntary" and"non-legally binding" be used in the High-Level Declaration and that the term"voluntary" be used in paragraph 1 of the executive summary of the Global Plan of Action;
The high-level declaration to be issued at the conclusion of the SAICM preparatory process shall provide a mandate to perform this task, and shall also include a clear commitment of donor countries to provide the new and additional resources required.
The President introduced the draft high-level declaration contained in document SAICM/PREPCOM.3/2.
She noted that at the second session of the Preparatory Committee agreement had been reached on a set of potential issues for inclusion in the draft high-level declaration and for further comment at the regional consultations.
Accordingly, the objective is to produce final text for the SAICM high-level declaration, overarching policy strategy and global plan of action the latter of which sets out the so-called"concrete measures" for implementing SAICM.
The Review Conference should adopt a final report including a comprehensive review,an action plan to guide the States Parties' efforts to fulfill the obligations under the Convention during the subsequent five-year period and a concise, powerful and memorable high-level declaration.
Insert here a new introductory paragraph including key messages from the SAICM High-level Declaration and the chapeau of paragraph 23 of WSSD Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.
At various stages in the discussions, some participants noted that the synthesis document as presented appeared in some cases to confuse needs and solutions, andthat it overlapped with some of the elements in the overarching policy strategy and the high-level declaration.
The consultation had before it a paper prepared by the Chair containing possible text for a draft high-level declaration based on the 13 points listed in annex VI to the report of the second session of the Preparatory Committee.
The high-level declaration reaffirms the commitment expressed by the World Summit on Sustainable Development in its Johannesburg Plan of Implementation to minimize significant adverse effects from the production and use of chemicals on human health and the environment by 2020.
The participants at the second session had agreed that the President of the Preparatory Committee would elaborate a draft high-level declaration for consideration at the Committee's third session, taking into account the input of the regions.
The Commission's outcome report,which included a high-level declaration calling for broadband inclusion for all, comprised a detailed framework for broadband deployment and 10 action points for mobilizing all stakeholders to prioritize the roll-out of broadband networks.
The present document sets out a global plan of action containing"concrete measures" to be taken by stakeholders in order to fulfil the commitments expressed in the high-level declaration and overarching policy strategy of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management.
Pursuant to its high-level declaration, the Conference decided to establish a global framework for climate services, the goal of which is to develop and provide science-based climate information and prediction for climate risk management and for adaptation to climate variability and change.
The President introduced the item, drawing attention to the three main documents under consideration:the draft high-level declaration(SAICM/PREPCOM.3/2), the draft overarching policy strategy(SAICM/PREPCOM.3/3) and the draft global plan of action SAICM/PREPCOM.3/4.
This high-level declaration has been regularly readdressed, at the call of the Leading Group on Solidarity Levies to Fund Development, which was renamed in May 2009 as the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development(hereinafter referred to as"the Leading Group"), during the General Assembly sessions.
The latter expressed the view that, as the Strategic Approach was in its entirety a non-legally binding process,which they said was evident throughout the text of the plan as well as the High-level Declaration and Overarching Policy Strategy, there was no need to include the word"voluntary.
The Committee considered the President's draft of the high-level declaration and reached provisional agreement on most sections of the overarching policy strategy and the detailed global plan of action, subject to final consideration by the International Conference on Chemicals Management.
In this respect, the scope of coverage could be similar or identical to that of a new internationallegal instrument(see Sections and below), though many of the commitments under the non-binding high-level declaration option would likely be less precise than under legally binding options.
The Conference participants will consider drafts of the texts that will constitute the Strategic Approach,namely the high-level declaration, overarching policy strategy and global plan of action, as elaborated by the Preparatory Committee for the Development of SAICM, with a view to resolving outstanding issues and adopting the completed texts.
The President subsequently presented for adoption by the Conference revised versions of the draft Overarching Policy Strategy, draft Global Plan of Action and draft resolutions on implementation arrangements and the Quick Start Programme,along with the draft High-level Declaration that he had prepared.
The draft high-level declaration states that sound chemicals management is an essential tool for the achievement of sustainable development, including the eradication of poverty and disease, the improvement of human health and the environment and the elevation and maintenance of the standard of living in countries at all levels of development.
Building on the political commitments expressed in the High-level Declaration and Overarching Policy Strategy, and guided by the relevant elements of the Global Plan of Action, Strategic Approach stakeholders are expected to work towards the achievement of Strategic Approach objectives, beginning with an enabling phase involving the development of national and other action plans.