RI, UNDP pledge support for world summit

RI, UNDP pledge support for world summit

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government and the UN Development
Program signed a project document to support the Preparatory
Committee meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development
on Tuesday.

The signing marked the cooperation between the two parties in
preparation for the summit, to be held in Johannesburg, South
Africa, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 4.

The ministerial-level preparatory meeting in Bali from May 27
to June 7 will serve as the last opportunity in which to
consolidate the visions and agreements between participating
countries to be considered for adoption by heads of state at the
summit.

During the Bali talks, ministers in charge of environmental
and development affairs from the participating countries will
draft a document to emphasize the need for global partnership to
achieve sustainable development and ways to address main
challenges the international community is now facing.

Signing the document on the government's behalf was acting
secretary general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad
Jusuf, while UNDP was represented by resident representative Bo
Apslund. -- JP