Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) - Resolutions adopted on the integration of sustainable development in EU development cooperation with ACP countries (ACP-EU/2150/97)
Date: 1997-03-20
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, cooperation policy, development aid, sustainable development













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21997P2150

Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) - Resolutions adopted on the integration of sustainable development in EU development cooperation with ACP countries (ACP-EU/2150/97)  


Official Journal C 308 , 09/10/1997 P. 0058 - 0059 





Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) - Resolutions adopted on the integration of sustainable development in EU development cooperation with ACP countries (ACP-EU/2150/97)The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Brussels from 17 to 20 March 1997,A. in view of the UN General Assembly Special Session on Agenda 21 (Earth Summit II) in June 1997,B. recognizing that the targets set in Agenda 21 in Rio in 1992 have not been satisfactorily achieved and the agreed funds for sustainable development have not been allocated,C. recognizing that means for the integration of sustainable development in EU development cooperation are not addressed in the Green Paper on relations between the EU and the ACP countries on the eve of the 21st century,D. emphasizing the importance of sustainable development for ACP countries, especially in view of the ongoing depletion of their natural resources, and realizing the potential income for indigenous peoples,E. recognizing the relationship between unequal access to natural resources and environmental degradation on the one hand and the outbreak of conflicts on the other,F. recognizing that EU policies on the integration of sustainable development in development cooperation with ACP countries have not been implemented mainly due to insufficient capacity and expertise in the Commission and its delegations, as noted by the OECD Development Assistance Committee in its review of EU development cooperation (1995),1. Calls on the European Commission and the signatories to the Lomé Convention to provide the structure and means for the actual integration of sustainability into EU development cooperation, particularly with ACP countries;2. Calls on the European Commission and the signatories to the Lomé Convention to provide specific funding under the EDF for sustainable development projects with partners in ACP countries;3. Calls on the Member States of the European Union to provide the means for a considerable increase in capacity and expertise on sustainable development within or in support of DG VIII of the Commission;4. Supports the process of developing a European Sustainable Development Initiative for practical measures to integrate sustainable development in development cooperation, with the involvement of all parties concerned;5. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council and the Commission.