The 64th Session of the UN General Assembly considered a number of agenda items with preparatory documents and/or resolutions relevant to biotechnologies, including items 53 (a) on Agricultural technology for development; 55 (c) on Science and technology for development; and 60 on Agriculture development and food security. See the preparatory documents (numbered A/64/258, A/64/168 and A/64/221 respectively) for each item at http://www.un.org/ga/second/64/documentslist.shtml (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) and the resulting resolutions (numbered A/RES/64/197, A/RES/64/212 and A/RES/64/224 respectively) at http://www.un.org/ga/64/resolutions.shtml or contact [email protected] for more information. For example, in resolution A/RES/64/224, the General Assembly, inter alia, Reaffirms the need to mobilize the resources needed to increase productivity, including the review, approval and adoption of biotechnology and other new technologies and innovations that are safe, effective and environmentally sustainable.

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