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Participation in CSD-5
New York, 7 - 25 April 1997
Summary
CSD-5 served as preparatory session for the 1997 General Assembly 19th Special Session to review the Implementation of Agenda 21 (Earth Summit + 5).
The session adopted the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 prepared by the Commission on Sustainable Development. It also adopted the programme of work of the Commission for 1998-2002.
As part of its stocktaking at Earth Summit+5 in 1997, the United Nations General Assembly directed the CSD to strengthen its high-level policy debate through more extensive interaction with representatives of major groups. In response the CSD has integratedtwo-day multistakeholder dialogue segments into its annual sessions (see Backgroud Information).