February 2002: An informal one-day consultation on sustainable development governance took place on 28 February 2002 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The consultation was based on an informal paper prepared by the Bureau Vice-Chairs assigned this task, Lars Göran-Engfeldt (Sweden) and Ositadimna Anaedu (Nigeria). During the consultations, there appeared to be general support for focusing on existing institutions rather than creating new ones. Delegates also favored taking up the role of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Trade Organization (WTO) in sustainable development governance, although there were no specific proposals presented. Other suggestions included: focusing on the CSD; broadening the scope of international sustainable development governance beyond the CSD; examining the role of ECOSOC; considering a structure similar to the Collaborative Partnership on Forests as one way of involving other organizations in sustainable development governance and implementation; and incorporating the results of the UNEP IEG process into sustainable development governance. Based on these discussions, the Co-Chairs produced a paper that will be presented at PrepCom III, which is taking place from 25 March – 5 April 2002 in New York. [IISD RS sources]