Commonwealth Consultative Group on Environment 1997

Fourth Meeting of the Commonwealth Consultative Group on the Environment (CCGE), United Nations, New York, 24 June 1997

Commonwealth Environment Ministers met on 24 June inNew York during the 19th Special Session of the UN General Assembly, to review progress in the implementation of the Rio agreements and discuss priorities for further action. The meeting was chaired by Senator the Hon Robert Hill, Minister for the Environment, Australia.

Outcomes

• Chairs Summary Statement
• Summary of Proceedings

Papers

• Progress Since Rio
• Iwokrama National Rainforest Programme in Guyana
• Provisional Agenda  

Background

• Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Development Note:
  An Overview of the Commonwealth Secretariat's Activities since Rio 
• Statement by the Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Hon Sir Humphrey Maud to the Committee of the Whole