* تأخر تقديم هذه الوثيقة كي يتسنى تزويد مؤتمر الأطراف بأحدث المعلومات عن الموضوع، وبخاصة عن المداولات ذات الصلة بمجلس مرفق البيئة العالمية.
The WSSD, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September 2002, was mandated by the General Assembly of the United Nations through resolution 55/199 to serve as the ten-year review of progress achieved in the implementation of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), with the objective of reinvigorating the global commitment to sustainable development.