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2nd Preparatory Committee Meeting UN Conference on Sustainable Development
7 Mar 2011 - 8 Mar 2011
New York, USA
The second meeting of the Preparatory Committee will be held 7-8 March 2011 in New York immediately after the conclusion of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (28 February-4 March 2011) for the nineteenth session of the Commission to discuss further the substantive themes of the Conference.

Statements & Presentations

Number of statements/presentations: 153

Opening Session
Mr. Sha Zukang
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Secretary-General of the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development for the 2nd Preparatory Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Delivered by H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Fiji Islands to the United Nations
Brazil
Remarks as noted
European Union
Delivered by Istvan TEPLAN, Senior Adviser to the State Secretary for the Environment, Republic of Hungary
Group of 77 and China
Delivered by H.E. Mr. Jorge Argüello, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations, Chairman of the Group of 77
Least Developed Countries
Delivered by Mr. Mani Ratna Sharma, Member of the Delegation of Nepal
Pacific Small Island Developing States
Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Marlene Moses Permanent Representative of Nauru on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States
Rio Group
Delivered by H.E. Mr. Octavio Errázuriz, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations
Session 1: Objective of the Conference
Session 2: Theme 1 of the Conference - Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
Australia
Distributed only
Dominican Republic
Remarks as noted
Egypt
Remarks as noted
Guatemala
Remarks as noted
Tunisia
Remarks as noted
Venezuela
Remarks as noted
Session 3: Theme 2 of the Conference - Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development
Closing Session
Mr. Sha Zukang
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Secretary-General of The 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development for the 2nd Preparatory Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Cuba
Remarks as noted
Dominican Republic
Remarks as noted
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Remarks as noted on behalf of Regional Commissions.
Group of 77 and China
Remarks as noted
Major Group: NGOs
Remarks as noted
Major Group: Women
Remarks as noted
Venezuela
Remarks as noted
United Nations