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The
World Summit on Sustainable Development
Bali,
Indonesia | 25 May - 7 June 2002
Fourth Preparatory Committee (WSSD PrepCom IV)
Friday, 31 May Delegates
met in a morning Plenary to discuss accreditation of
the Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy, to hear reports from
the Working Groups and to discuss the organization of work for the day.
Following the Plenary, Working Group III convened all day and into the
evening. An Informal Plenary with Working Groups I and II combined was
held in the afternoon and evening to go over revised text and in an
effort to resolve bracketed text. Contact groups on Africa, energy,
oceans, and finance continued to meet throughout the day and into the
evening.
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| India and Brazi (above photo) | Joanne DiSano, speaking with the conference room officers |
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 On behalf of Working Group I, Kiyotaka Akasaka (Japan) explained that about 80 percent of the text is agreed, but additional time is needed for consideration of contentious issues, specifically energy and oceans. The text from these groups will come later. Several issues remain in brackets, including: how to deal with the issue of common but differentiated responsibilities; on technical and financial assistance, as this is being discussed in Working Group II on trade-related subsidies; and whether to use the term "launch" or "promote." |
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Richard Ballhorn, Canada, provided a report of the progress made in Working Group II. He identified remaining unresolved issues, specifically trade and finance and sustainable development for Africa, which are being considered in contact groups. He noted new paragraphs that were proposals from other regional groups, specifically, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Pacific, and the UNECE, focused on Central and Eastern Europe. He highlighted means of implementation as probably the most contentious topic, also the subject of a contact group. |
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(L-R) Indonesia, Nitin Desai Secretary General to WSSD, and Chair Salim |
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Delegates from Egypt and Indonesia |
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Algeria in discussion with a delegate before the start of Plenary
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In closing the Plenary, Chair Salim explained the goals and expectations of the afternoon's Informal Plenary. (Audio 1) and (Audio 2) |
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Regarding accreditation of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, China opposed voting on its accreditation and proposed taking no action, which was put to a vote Below: Pakistan and Cuba supported taking no action |
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EU and the US opposed taking no action
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Vladimir Zelenov, UN Conference Services facilitated the roll call vote called by China, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Rule 67 of the Functional Commission of the ECOSOC. |
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Norzin
Dolma, G.N., Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
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The podium during the Informal Plenary |
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The EU and Hungary (far right) |
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The
US consulting
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G-77/China consulting On the contribution of industrial development to poverty eradication, delegates agreed on the chapeau and all subparagraphs in the section, except one on provision of assistance to increase income generating employment opportunities respecting ILO core labor standards, which the G-77/China opposed. Delegates also accepted the chapeau and all subparagraphs on achieving a significant improvement, by 2020, in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers, as proposed in the "Cities Without Slums" initiative. |
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Informal Plenary Delegates accepted paragraphs on: water management and efficiency plans; support for efforts to monitor and assess the quantity and quality of water resources; coordination among the various international and intergovernmental bodies and processes working on water-related issues; and an integrated, multi-hazard, inclusive approach to address vulnerability, risk assessment and disaster management. |
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The EU consults with the G-77/China |
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The US Delegates could not agree on whether loss of natural resources should be "halted" or "reversed." Also contested were whether to "launch a programme of actions" or "launch action programmes" to achieve the Millennium Development Goal on safe drinking water, and whether to tie these actions with a goal on improved sanitation. The US preferred discussing at once all references in the Paper to: new and additional financial resources; technical and financial support; and technological, technical and financial assistance. |
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The US and Japan consulting
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Co-Chair Ositadinma Anaedu, Nigeria (right) There was extensive discussion on how to reflect the decision of the Seventh Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/GMEF regarding its future membership.
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Co-Chair Gustavo Ainchil, Argentina, and Alison Ormsby, ENB writer The contact group on energy met in an afternoon and evening session to continue discussion of contentious issues, working from a revised text. |
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The Greenpeace Boat: Arctic Sunrise |
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