BALI PREPARATORY MEETING HEARS CALL FOR CONCRETE OBJECTIVES,

PRECISE TIMELINES TO GENERATE MOMENTUM FOR ACTION

President of Indonesia, UN Deputy Secretary-General Open

Ministerial Segment of Preparatory Committee for Sustainable Development Summit

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LACK OF FUNDING, ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, HEALTH SERVICES AMONG ISSUES

HIGHLIGHTED AT BALI PREPARATORY MEETING

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INTERDEPENDENCE, SUSTAINABILITY, PARTICIPATION, EQUITY SUGGESTED AS POSSIBLE

KEY ELEMENTS FOR SUMMIT’S POLITICAL DECLARATION

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PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OPTIMISTIC THAT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL BE FINALIZED IN BALI

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FINANCING, TRADE, LAUNCHING OF NEW PROGRAMMES AMONG UNRESOLVED

ISSUES AS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE

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SPEAKERS AT PREPARATORY MEETING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

REPORT ON PROGRESS IN NEGOTIATIONS

Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy Denied Accreditation

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GOOD PROGRESS MADE IN BALI ON NEGOTIATION OF OUTCOME DOCUMENT

FOR JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT

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BALI, 30 May -- As the final Preparatory Committee for the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development continued its session today, government representatives focused their attention on the draft implementation programme to be adopted by the Summit this September in Johannesburg, South Africa.

WATER SHOULD BE AT TOP OF JOHANNESBURG AGENDA, PREPARATORY MEETING

FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE TOLD

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BALI, 29 May -- Water should be put “at the top of the agenda in Johannesburg”, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange of the Netherlands, said this morning as the fourth and final Preparatory Committee session for the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development continued its work.

VIEWS EXPRESSED ON ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY, CAPACITY-BUILDING, PARTNERSHIPS,

AS MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE CONCLUDES

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