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| Sunday, 24 November 2002 |
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UNESCAP prepares to implement Johannesburg consensus (United Nations Information Services) The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) is preparing to play a major role in assisting the developing countries in the implementation of the agreements reached earlier this year at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Member and Associate Member Governments of UNESCAP are preparing to put in place, at the national level, the agreements finalized in the WSSD Plan of Implementation. UNESCAP yesterday reaffirmed its aim to work as an intra-regional coordinator, with an additional focus on regional implementation related to water and energy resources. Access to clean water and affordable and sustainable energy resources has been identified as critical to the successful implementation of the Millennium Development Goals of ensuring environmental sustainability. The Asian and Pacific region is the most diversified in the world, in terms of economics, natural resources (and) I sincerely hope (UNESCAP) would be the major organization to play an active role in cooperation with all countries in this region in order to effectively implement the outcomes of the Summit," said H.E. Mr. Prapat Panyachatraksa, the Royal Thai Government's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. |
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