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THE 2005 UN WORLD SUMMIT AND THE ENVIRONMENT: THE PROVERBIAL HALF-FULL GLASS?

THE 2005 UN WORLD SUMMIT AND THE ENVIRONMENT: THE PROVERBIAL HALF-FULL GLASS? 1. INTRODUCTION The 2005 UN World Summit was expected to be a momentous opportunity, as the largest gathering of Heads of States and Governments in history and the most far-reaching attempt to reform the United Nations.' Against the background of the Summit's ambitious agenda, covering development, human rights, peace-keeping and institutional reforms (most notably that of the Security Council), this article will assess the significance and consequences of the Summit and its Outcome Document' for international environmental law and the role of the UN in the global protection of the environment. Following a discussion of the limited approach to environmental issues in the pre-Summit process and in the initial phases of the Outcome Document negotia- tions,3 the subsequent sections will explore three aspects of the Summit that are significant from an international environmental perspective: the commitments on sustainable development and the environment, the discussions on international en- vironmental governance, and the decision to develop and implement national strat- egies based on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2006. Although the Outcome Document mostly repeated previously agreed commitments for envi- ronmental protection, without setting new timelines for action or starting intergov- ernmental negotiations on pressing environmental concerns, it will http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Italian Yearbook of International Law Online Brill

THE 2005 UN WORLD SUMMIT AND THE ENVIRONMENT: THE PROVERBIAL HALF-FULL GLASS?

The Italian Yearbook of International Law Online , Volume 15 (1): 27 – Jan 1, 2005
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1. INTRODUCTION The 2005 UN World Summit was expected to be a momentous opportunity, as the largest gathering of Heads of States and Governments in history and the most far-reaching attempt to reform the United Nations.' Against the background of the Summit's ambitious agenda, covering development, human rights, peace-keeping and institutional reforms (most notably that of the Security Council), this article will assess the significance and consequences of the Summit and its Outcome Document' for international environmental law and the role of the UN in the global protection of the environment. Following a discussion of the limited approach to environmental issues in the pre-Summit process and in the initial phases of the Outcome Document negotia- tions,3 the subsequent sections will explore three aspects of the Summit that are significant from an international environmental perspective: the commitments on sustainable development and the environment, the discussions on international en- vironmental governance, and the decision to develop and implement national strat- egies based on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2006. Although the Outcome Document mostly repeated previously agreed commitments for envi- ronmental protection, without setting new timelines for action or starting intergov- ernmental negotiations on pressing environmental concerns, it will

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