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United Nations A/CONF.216/PC/7
General Assembly
Distr.: General
22 December 2010
Original: English
Preparatory Committee for the United Nations
Conference on Sustainable Development
Second session
7-8 March 2011
Item 2 of the provisional agenda*
Progress to date and remaining gaps in the implementation
of the outcomes of the major summits in the area of sustainable
development, as well as an analysis of the themes of the Conference
Objective and themes of the United Nations Conference
on Sustainable Development
Report of the Secretary-General
Summary
The present report examines the two themes of the United Nations Conference
on Sustainable Development — green economy in the context of sustainable
development and poverty eradication, and the institutional framework for sustainable
development — in relation to the objective of renewed political commitment to
sustainable development, reviewing progress and implementation gaps and
addressing new and emerging challenges. The starting point is the recognition that
sustainable development, with each of its three pillars reinforced and mutually
reinforcing, has been the overarching goal of the international community since the
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro
in 1992. Thus, the question posed here is how a focus on a green economy in the
context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and the institutional
framework for sustainable development can help to accelerate progress on the
sustainable development agenda. The main messages are as follows:
(a) Countries at all levels of development have been implementing nationally
tailored policies and programmes that are consistent with a green economy in the
context of sustainable development and poverty eradication;
* A/CONF.216/PC/6.
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