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Susanto Sutoyo, Director
General for Multilateral Economic, Finance and Development
Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
said the development of the plan is to continue the momentum for
all stakeholders to balance the harmony between human beings and
nature.
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Intergovernmental
Working Group Chair Ntagazwa opened the plenary, noting
that the outcome of the IGSP-3 will be named the “Bali
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Rachmat
Witoelar,
Indonesia’s State Minister for Environment, highlighted key areas
for the effective implementation of technology support and capacity
building programmes.
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Shafkat
Kakakhel, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, stressed that the IGSP
constitutes a central pillar for the intergovernmental process on
sustainable development.
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General
Statements:
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Above photo: The
dais during the session on general statements with
Co-Facilitators Iduun Eidheim (Norway) and Bagher
Asadi (Iran), Shafqat Kakakhel , Deputy
Executive Director, UNEP, Chair Arcado Ntagazwa, Werner
Obermeyer and Adnan Amin (UNEP).
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Above
photos L-R: Tuala Sale Tagaloa, Minister for the
Environment, Samoa (Samoa) and
Wilailak Suraphruk (Thailand) reported on the outcome of
the Asia-Pacific Subregional Consultation on Capacity Building
and Technology Support, held in Bangkok on 17 November 2004.
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Above photos L-R: Peter
Herkenrath, UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, presented
on the capacity building and technology transfer efforts in biodiversity; Craig Boljkovac, UN Institute for Training and
Research (UNITAR) outlined the chemicals-related studies on
capacity building and technology transfer; Monika Linn,
Environmental Management Group (EMG), reported on the contribution
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PREPARATION
OF THE DRAFT INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIC PLAN:
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WORKING
GROUP I:
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On
the section outlining the objectives/ guiding principles of the IGSP,
discussion focused on the facilitator’s new proposal (UNEP/IEG/IGSP/3/CRP.1),
developed as a result of the informal consultations held on
Wednesday, 1 December. Delegates agreed to a proposal from the EU
and US to delete references to guiding principles in the title of
the section. Above photos: View of WG-1 session facilitated by Idunn
Eidheim (Norway) (right center)
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WORKING
GROUP II:
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On
the introductory paragraph to the section on institutional
mechanism/coordination, delegates agreed to use the G-77/China
proposal as the basis of discussion. Above photos L-R: Werner
Obermeyer (UNEP), Facilitator Bagher Asadi (Iran) and
Adnan Amin (UNEP); View of WG-II discussing
text for the draft intergovernmental strategic plan.
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The US proposed text to include a reference on intellectual property
rights. Above photo: John Matuszak (US) making an
intervention during a drafting session in WG-2.
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On
the subsection addressing global follow-up arrangements, the
G-77/CHINA suggested retaining the opening paragraph and listing
paragraphs addressing the function of the GC/GMEF, Committee of
Permanent Representatives (CPR), and the Executive Director. Above
photo: Jamil Ahmad (Pakistan),
spokesperson for the G77/China, making a statement.
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ENB Snapshots: Reception hosted
by the Government of Indonesia, at the Ritz Carlton, Bali
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