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WSSD PrepComs
Regional
Preparations
CSD Sessions
Rio+5/ UNGASS
(NYC, 1997)
Earth Summit/
UNCED
(Rio, 1992)
Timelines
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Regional Preparations
As part of the Summit process, the six UN regions of the
world were asked to organize regional meetings to funnel into
the global PrepComs in a bottom--up fashion.
Europe and North America
The US a part of the "Europe
and North America" region; the regional
meeting was organized by the UN Economic Commission for
Europe. Several other subregional
meetings were held, including the "Eminent Persons"
roundtable in Vail, Colorado.
US Preparations
National
preparations, including a National Preparatory Committee,
country profile, and national assessment, were also requested
of each country by the UN. The US government put together
an inter-agency working group for WSSD, but convened no official
multistakeholder preparatory committee. A number of civil
society organizations came together to form the US
Citizens Preparatory Committee in response, and have been
organizing various meetings and consultations over the past
year. A 156 page country
profile report [PDF] was done by the US, but no assessment
of progress over the past ten years was developed.
Multilateral Agencies
In addition to country governments, UN agencies which have
regional offices, such as UNEP-RONA
(UN Environment Program Regional Office of North America)
have also been involved in their own preparation activities.
Other Regions
You can find more general information about preparations
in other regions on the Johannesburg Summit website.
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