Decision COP VII/31
UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VII/31
Multi-year programme of work of the Conference of the Parties up to 2010
1.Decides that when undertaking in-depth reviews of the existing thematic areas and cross-cutting issues, items identified as priorities by the World Summit on Sustainable Development, should be considered in relation to the existing programmes of work*; including the use, as appropriate, of relevant indicators at the national, regional and global level;
2. Also decides that the Conference of the Parties identifies, for each upcoming meeting, appropriate ways to address, including within the Ministerial Segment, issues of overarching importance, particularly the relevant socio-economic issues identified by the World Summit on Sustainable Development;
3.Further decides that, at each of its meetings until 2010, the Conference of the Parties, possibly including its Ministerial Segment, should assess, as an explicit agenda item, the state of progress, including obstacles, in achieving the goals of the Strategic Plan and progress towards the achievement of the Convention’s 2010 target and relevant Millennium Development Goals and that, when considering progress in achievement, it shall also review the effectiveness of the Convention processes in facilitating this achievement;
4.Decides that, to the extent feasible, a maximum of six items for in-depth review should be considered at any meeting of the Conference of the Parties and that cross-cutting issues are dealt with in coherent manner taking into account the different requirements and characteristics of the issues;
- Body
- Conference of the Parties (COP)
- Meeting
- COP-079 - 20 February, 2004Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Actors
- 1 1 Stakeholder(s)
- Decision document
- VII/31Multi-year programme of work of the Conference of the Parties up to 2010
- Documents
- UNEP/CBD/COP/11/INF/1UNEP/CBD/COP/7/5
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