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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT
PREPARATIONS
Q. What is the preparatory process for the Summit?
Preparations for the Johannesburg Summit include all groups committed to
implementing the goals of sustainable development. Preparations for the Summit
have been taking place at three main levels:
- National: A large amount of preparatory activity has been taking
place at the national level. Many UN member states have convened their own
National Preparatory Committees to review their own successes and challenges in
meeting the requirements of Agenda 21 and many countries have carried out
assessments and awareness raising activities. For more informational on
national preparations,
click
here.
- Regional: A series of Regional and Sub-Regional Preparatory
Committee meetings and Regional Roundtables of Eminent Persons took place
during 2001 to assess key challenges, opportunities and constraints relating to
sustainable development.
Click
here for more information.
- Global: The tenth session of the United Nations Commission on
Sustainable Development (CSD10) is acting as the global Preparatory Committee
for Johannesburg Summit 2002. Its four meetings (known as PrepComs) during
2001-2002 are preparing the agenda for the Summit and build consensus for its
outcome. The final PrepCom meeting is being held in Bali, Indonesia from 27 May
to 7 June 2002.
Click
here for more information on global preparations for the Summit .
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Q. How are NGOs, business and other groups involved in the preparatory
process and at the Summit itself?
The Johannesburg Summit will not just be a gathering of government leaders. The
Summit will be an inclusive event including the voices, experiences and
perspectives of a wide range of stakeholders committed to sustainable
development.
In addition to representatives from governments, the Summit will include
delegates representing a broad range of constituencies, i.e. the Major Groups
identified in Agenda 21: women, children and youth, indigenous people, NGOs,
local authorities, workers and their trade unions, business and industry, the
scientific and technological community and farmers.
These diverse groups are playing an important role in the preparatory process
for the Summit, including participation in multi-stakeholder dialogues in which
representatives from around the world share their views and experiences with
each other and with the governments that will convene in Johannesburg.
Not only will their voices be heard by the governments negotiating the
political outcomes. It is also expected that these delegates will play a major
role in the partnership outcomes from the Summit by making commitments to work
with other stakeholders to make sustainable development a reality within their
own constituencies and beyond.
A number of other activities involving NGOs and other stakeholders will also
take place in Johannesburg that are thematically linked with the Summit, such
as the civil society Global Forum, the Lekgotla business day, the local
authorities' "Local Action Moves the World" event and the Ubuntu
Village and Exhibition. These are being organised and run independently from
the United Nations but transportation between Summit site and these parallel
events will be available.
Click
here for more information on these parallel events.
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Q. How are business groups involved in the preparations?
Business groups are involved in the preparatory process in the same way as the
other Major Groups. They are also expected to play a significant role in the
partnerships proposals that come forward at the Summit.
Business leaders will also attend Lekgotla, a business day, at the Hilton Hotel
in Johannesburg on Sunday 1 September.
Click here for more
information from the organisers' website.
A number of businesses have also been involved through providing sponsorship to
the Johannesburg World Summit Company (JOWSCO) to assist with the logistical
preparations for the variety of events taking place in Johannesburg. These
business are not sponsoring the United Nations or the Summit itself and the UN
is not connected in any way with this sponsorship.
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Department of Economic and
Social Affairs
Division for
Sustainable Development
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