Preparing for CSD11

31 January 2003

28 April  9 May 2003, United Nations, New York

The next session of the Commission on Sustainable Development is scheduled from 28th of April through 9th of May 2003, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. This is the first meeting of the Commission post World Summit on Sustainable Development that took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, 26August- 4 September 2002.

The focus of CSD11 is the next work programme of the Commission and the modalities with which it would monitor the success of activities taken in response to the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, the WSSD Political Declaration as well as Agenda 21. It is expected that the main outcome of this session will be a long-term work program for the Commission as well as decisions related to the modalities it would use to monitor the implementation activities.

A Secretary-General's report will be available on the CSD Secretariat's Webster at http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev by mid-February for review by all interested parties. This report will provide suggestions and recommendations on the possible work program of the Commission as well as the modalities it could use for an effective monitoring of actions taken in response to the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.

On 27 January 2003, the following Bureau was elected to lead CSD 11:

Chair:
Minister Valli Moosa, South Africa

Vice-Chairs:
Ms. Nadine Gouzée, Belgium
H. E. Mr. Bruno Stagno Ugarte, Costa Rica
Ms. Irena Zubèeviæ, Croatia
Mr. Hossein Moeini Meybodi, Iran

The program for the two-week meeting of CSD 11 is currently being considered by the Bureau and will be announced as soon as it is decided.

Participation of Major Groups

Major Group organizations accredited with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) or part of the 'CSD List' can send representatives to CSD11 by submitting their list of participants by no later than one week before the start of the session to the NGO Section of ECOSOC Affairs Division in DESA (this Section handles registration of ECOSOC accredited organizations) at fax: 212-963-9248 or 212-963-4116. He general email address of the NGO Section is desangosection@un.org