UNU Update: Forum on Johannesburg Summit

	UNU Update
	The newsletter of United Nations University and its network of research and training centres and programmes
		Issue 18: July-August 2002

UNU to host forum on
Johannesburg Summit

UN University (UNU) and the UNU Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS) will host a public forum July 11 to raise awareness of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) among the Japanese public. The theme of the forum will be The Road to the Johannesburg Summit 2002 and Beyond: The Role of Japan and United Nations University.

Participants will discuss the implications and expected results of the Johannesburg Summit, as well as the roles of the UNU, UNU/IAS and Japan in the Summit process. The discussion will cover such issues as environmentally friendly production and consumption patterns, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, human capital development and education, and partnerships among the actors in the Summit.

The morning session will feature a keynote speech by Dr. A. H. Zakri, Director of the UNU/IAS, and a presentation on the UNEP GEO-3 Report by Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Director of UNEP's Environmental Assessment Programme for Asia and the Pacific. The afternoon session will feature a panel discussion on The Role of Japan for WSSD.

The Public Forum will begin at 10:30 a.m. on July 11 in the U Thant International Conference Hall of UNU Centre in Tokyo. For more information, contact UNU Public Affairs.

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