Sha Zukang said that submissions received for the UNCSD Compilation Document, which serves as the basis for the draft Outcome Document of the Conference, lay out new ideas and proposals for charting a global sustainable development roadmap for decades to come.
He noted that, as of 18 November 2011, 643 submissions had been received, with approximately 80 percent having come from Major Groups.
22 November 2011: In a new post to his blog, Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), expressed gratitude for the “solid, well-prepared inputs” received by the Conference Secretariat for the Compilation Document, which serves as the basis for the draft Outcome Document of the Conference.
Sha said the submissions lay out new ideas and proposals for charting a global sustainable development roadmap for decades to come. He noted that, as of 18 November 2011, 643 submissions had been received, with approximately 80 percent having come from Major Groups.
Sha also outlined the next steps in the preparation of the Outcome Document, beginning with the Second Intersessional Meeting, during which States and stakeholders will discuss the Document’s structure and format. [Blog Post] [Calendar Entry for Second Intersessional Meeting]