General Guidelines for Visitors to the Antarctic
The Representatives,
Recalling Recommendation XVIII-1 (1994), which annexed the Guidance for those organising and conducting tourism and non-governmental activities in the Antarctic and Resolution 3 (2011), which annexed General Guidelines for Visitors to the Antarctic (“General Guidelines”);
Recalling that, at Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) XLV (2023), the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) was tasked to review, within existing resources, all relevant Antarctic Treaty documents pertaining to current and future cooperation, to provide options for potential adoption by the ATCM that would ensure gender-neutral language across these documents;
Recalling that the Secretariat reviewed the General Guidelines and presented draft revised General Guidelines to ATCM 46, in each of the official languages of the Antarctic Treaty, to address identified inconsistencies with the United Nations Guidelines for gender-inclusive language;
Recalling Resolution 2 (2024), which annexed updated General Guidelines with revisions in the English language only;
Recalling that, at ATCM 46 (2024), the Secretariat was requested to send the French, Russian and Spanish versions of the draft revised General Guidelines for proofreading;
Noting that the Secretariat presented for consideration the French, Russian and Spanish versions of the draft revised General Guidelines to ATCM 47;
Desiring to replace the current French and Spanish language versions of the General Guidelines;
Desiring that no changes be made to the Russian language version;
Recommend that their Governments:
1. request that no changes be made to the Russian language version; and
2. request the Secretariat to replace the General Guidelines currently on its website with the revised version in all four official languages annexed to this Resolution.
The Representatives,
Recalling Recommendation XVIII-1 (1994), which annexed the Guidance for those organising and conducting tourism and non-governmental activities in the Antarctic and Resolution 3 (2011), which annexed General Guidelines for Visitors to the Antarctic (“General Guidelines”);
Recalling that, at Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) XLV (2023), the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) was tasked to review, within existing resources, all relevant Antarctic Treaty documents pertaining to current and future cooperation, to provide options for potential adoption by the ATCM that would ensure gender-neutral language across these documents;
Recalling that the Secretariat reviewed the General Guidelines and presented draft revised General Guidelines to ATCM 46, in each of the official languages of the Antarctic Treaty, to address identified inconsistencies with the United Nations Guidelines for gender-inclusive language;
Recalling Resolution 2 (2024), which annexed updated General Guidelines with revisions in the English language only;
Recalling that, at ATCM 46 (2024), the Secretariat was requested to send the French, Russian and Spanish versions of the draft revised General Guidelines for proofreading;
Noting that the Secretariat presented for consideration the French, Russian and Spanish versions of the draft revised General Guidelines to ATCM 47;
Desiring to replace the current French and Spanish language versions of the General Guidelines;
Desiring that no changes be made to the Russian language version;
Recommend that their Governments:
1. request that no changes be made to the Russian language version; and
2. request the Secretariat to replace the General Guidelines currently on its website with the revised version in all four official languages annexed to this Resolution.
