Involving multilateral financial organizations in intergovernmental follow-up to Agenda 21

The success of the follow-up to UNCED depends on an effective link between substantive action and financial support, and this requires close and effective cooperation between United Nations bodies and the multilateral financial organizations. Agenda 21 recommends in particular that representatives of multilateral financial institutions and mechanisms, as well as the International Fund for Agricultural Development, should be actively associated with deliberations of the intergovernmental structure responsible for the follow up to Agenda 21.

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

1. Linking substantive action on Agenda 21 and financial resources
2. Involving
3. Ensuring cooperation between United Nations and multilateral financial organizations in follow up to UNCED
4. Ensuring compatibility between multilateral environmental agreements and World Trade Organization rules
5. Developing multilateral cooperation

1. Improving funding of international organizations and programmes
2. Financing

1. Reinforcing UNEP liaison and interaction with UNDP and the World Bank
2. Coordinating UNCED follow-up