Translation of "Conférence générale " (French → English) :

I. whereas the Geneva II Conference on Syria was opened by the UN Secretary-General on 22 January 2014, its aim being to achieve a political solution to the conflict through a comprehensive agreement between the Syrian Government and opposition for the full implementation of the Geneva Communiqué, which called for the creation of a transitional government leading to the holding of elections; whereas the constructive participation of all relevant actors in the peace process is crucial to achieving a lasting political solution; whereas, on 18 January 2014, the General Assembly of the Syrian Coalition of Revolutionary and Opposition Forc ...[+++]es decided to accept the invitation to join this process, but several rebel groups were not represented; whereas Iran was invited and then disinvited to the conference held in Switzerland; whereas negotiations were suspended on 31 January 2014 and the next round of talks is planned for 10 February 2014; whereas fighting continues during the Geneva II talks;

– having regard to the Declaration and Programme of Action of the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, 13 September 1994), to the outcome documents of its review conferences, to the resolution of the special session of the United Nations General Assembly (ICPD+5) in June 1999, and to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 65/234 on the follow-up to the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014 (December 2010),

1. The Member States may, at a meeting concerning General Affairs and Policy where the majority of Member States is present, by a majority of the votes cast, decide to admit also as a Member any Regional Economic Integration Organisation which has submitted an application for membership to the Secretary General.

- having regard to the final declarations and conclusions of international conferences, in particular the International Conference on Financing for Development (Monterrey, 2002), the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002), the World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, 1995), the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Brussels, 2001), the Fourth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (Doha, 2001), the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995), the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) (Cairo, 1994), the UN General Assembly's 1999 special sessio ...[+++]n to review progress towards meeting the ICPD goals ("Cairo + 5"), a world fit for children (New York, May 2002) and the World Education Forum (Dakar, 2000),

- having regard to the final declarations and conclusions of international conferences, in particular the International Conference on Financing for Development (Monterrey, 2002), the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002), the World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, 1995), the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Brussels, 2001), the Fourth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (Doha, 2001), the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995), the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) (Cairo, 1994), the UN General Assembly's 1999 special sessio ...[+++]n to review progress towards meeting the ICPD goals ("Cairo + 5"), a world fit for children (New York, May 2002) and the World Education Forum (Dakar, 2000),

18. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Governments of the Member States, the UN Secretary-General, the OSCE Secretary-General, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the Governments of the United States of America, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, and the President-Designate of the First Review Conference of States Parties to the Convention.