RI asks UN to follow up WSSD

RI asks UN to follow up WSSD

NEW YORK: The government has asked United Nations Secretary- General Kofi Annan to follow up on the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, South Africa, last September.

Indonesia's interim permanent representative to the UN Slamet Hidayat said on Monday the follow-up should include a schedule of WSSD sessions in the United Nations.

"The sessions are expected to coordinate the implementation of the summit's result and to monitor the realization of partnership cooperation issued by a number of countries and non-governmental organizations at the WSSD's preparatory meeting in Bali and the summit in Johannesburg," Slamet said.

He said Indonesia had requested that the Sustainable Development Commission monitor the implementation of development programs at regional, national and international levels.

Monitoring, according to him, should also be done on more than 100 partnerships in sustainable development declared by a number of countries, including Indonesia and other ASEAN member countries. --Antara