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The fifth Ministerial Conference “Environment
for Europe” in full
Geneva, 25 May 2004 - The United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
has released a compact disk with the full
proceedings of the fifth “Environment
for Europe” Conference.* The CD-ROM
is trilingual – English, French and
Russian – and contains the official
documents and the report of the Conference,
the Ministerial Declaration and the speeches
made by delegates.
The “Environment for
Europe” process is an important platform
for dialogue and cooperation among Governments,
international organizations, NGOs and the
private sector. It has had a direct impact
on environmental policy throughout the region
covered by UNECE, whether in improving environmental
rights, strengthening public participation,
promoting education for sustainable development
or banning leaded petrol. During these conferences
the Environment Ministers have made great
strides in extending the environmental legal
framework, ensuring compliance with and enforcement
of international environmental law, and keeping
the environment high on the international
agenda.
The Kiev Conference, which
took place in May 2003, was the fifth in a
process that began in 1991. It was the first
high-level regional meeting to assess the
follow-up to the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable
Development. The Conference was the largest
environmental gathering Ukraine had ever hosted.
It drew some 1100 delegates, including 40
Environment Ministers and many NGOs.
The sixth “Environment
for Europe” Conference will take place
in Belgrade in 2007.
The CD-ROM is available from the United Nations
Office at Geneva:
United Nations Publications
Sales and Marketing Section
Palais des Nations
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)22 917 26 00 / 917 26 14
Fax: +41 (0)22 917 00 27
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.un.org/Pubs
For more information about the “Environment
for Europe” process, please contact:
Mary Pat Silveira
UNECE Environment and Human Settlements
Division
Palais des Nations, office 338
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 22 917 13 15
Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 01 07
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.unece.org/env
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* Fifth Ministerial Conference “Environment
for Europe”, Proceedings, KIEV 2003,
UN Sales No. GV.E.03.0.28, ISBN 92-1-101067-5
Ref: ECE/ENV/04/N01