UN General Assembly resolution 38/161
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UN General Assembly resolution 38/161 is the 1983 UN measure that established and tasked the World Commission on Environment and Development, laying groundwork for the concept of sustainable development.
All labels observed (1)
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| UN General Assembly resolution 38/161 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4883740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN General Assembly resolution 38/161 Context triple: [World Commission on Environment and Development, mandateGivenBy, UN General Assembly resolution 38/161]
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A.
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
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B.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 32/162
United Nations General Assembly resolution 32/162 is a 1977 resolution that restructured and strengthened the UN’s work on human settlements, laying the groundwork for what became the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
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C.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180 is the 1979 measure by which the UN formally adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), a landmark international treaty on women’s rights.
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D.
UN General Assembly resolution 52/160
UN General Assembly resolution 52/160 is a 1997 United Nations measure that authorized and set the framework for convening the diplomatic conference that created the International Criminal Court.
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E.
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 is a landmark 1991 resolution that established the modern framework for international humanitarian assistance and coordination within the UN system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN General Assembly resolution 38/161 Target entity description: UN General Assembly resolution 38/161 is the 1983 UN measure that established and tasked the World Commission on Environment and Development, laying groundwork for the concept of sustainable development.
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A.
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
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B.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 32/162
United Nations General Assembly resolution 32/162 is a 1977 resolution that restructured and strengthened the UN’s work on human settlements, laying the groundwork for what became the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
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C.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180 is the 1979 measure by which the UN formally adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), a landmark international treaty on women’s rights.
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D.
UN General Assembly resolution 52/160
UN General Assembly resolution 52/160 is a 1997 United Nations measure that authorized and set the framework for convening the diplomatic conference that created the International Criminal Court.
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E.
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 is a landmark 1991 resolution that established the modern framework for international humanitarian assistance and coordination within the UN system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations General Assembly resolution
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international environmental agreement ⓘ |
| adoptedAtSession | 38th session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 19 December 1983 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
integrate environment and development in decision-making
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promote international cooperation on environment and development issues ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Process of preparation of the Environmental Perspective to the Year 2000 and Beyond ⓘ |
| concerns |
economic and social development
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global environmental challenges ⓘ long-term environmental strategies ⓘ natural resource management ⓘ |
| context | post-Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| documentFormat | UN General Assembly resolution text ⓘ |
| establishedBody | World Commission on Environment and Development ⓘ |
| field |
international environmental law
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sustainable development governance ⓘ |
| followedUpOn | United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm 1972) ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | global ⓘ |
| hasDigitalObject | UN Official Document System record ⓘ |
| hasResolutionNumber | 38/161 ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| inspired | subsequent UN sustainable development agenda ⓘ |
| laidGroundworkFor |
Brundtland Commission report "Our Common Future"
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linked to:
Our Common Future
concept of sustainable development ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-binding resolution ⓘ |
| mandatedCreationOf | World Commission on Environment and Development ⓘ |
| precedes | UN General Assembly debates on sustainable development in late 1980s ⓘ |
| providedMandateFor | World Commission on Environment and Development ⓘ |
| publisher | United Nations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Our Common Future
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World Commission on Environment and Development ⓘ sustainable development policy framework ⓘ |
| requested |
comprehensive perspective on environmental problems to the year 2000 and beyond
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recommendations for long-term environmental strategies for achieving sustainable development ⓘ |
| subject |
environment and development
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global environmental policy ⓘ international environmental cooperation ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| typeOfAct | recommendation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UN General Assembly resolution 38/161 Description of subject: UN General Assembly resolution 38/161 is the 1983 UN measure that established and tasked the World Commission on Environment and Development, laying groundwork for the concept of sustainable development.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
World Commission on Environment and Development
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mandateGivenBy
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UN General Assembly resolution 38/161
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