GLOBAL PREPARATIONS

The tenth session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (known as CSD10) is acting as the global Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the Johannesburg Summit. Four inter-governmental PrepCom meetings are being held during 2001-2002 to agree on the agenda for the Summit.

The First Summit Preparatory Committee (PrepCom 1) was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 31 April to 2 May 2001. The Second Summit Preparatory Committee (PrepCom 2) was held from 28 January to 8 February 2002 in New York, followed by the Third Summit Preparatory Committee (PrepCom 3), also in New York, from 25 March to 5 April 2002 and the final PrepCom (PrepCom 4), at the Ministerial level, in Bali, Indonesia from 27 May to 7 June 2002.

Representatives from each of the major groups, including leaders from NGO and business communities, are also participating in these meetings.
ive Earth a Chance calls on each and every one of us to problems, which plagued the Earth during the 20th Century, still linger.