UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/CONF.151/PC/10 A AUG 1 7 1990 6 August 1990 ENGLISH UN I SA W.LLti\... J tC1~ PRIGINAL: ENGLISH/FRENCH/ RUSSIAN PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT First session 6-31 August 1990 Item 2 (e) of the provisional agenda* PREPARATIONS FOR THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE BASIS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 44/228 AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OTHER RELEVANT GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS: PREPARATIONS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL Action for a common future Report of the Economic Commission for Europe on the Bergen Conference (8-16 May 1990) This report was prepared by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) after a meeting held in Bergen, Norway, from 8 to 16 May 1990. It is the contribution of the ECE region to the preparatory process for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development and is submitted to the Preparatory Committee in accordance with General Assembly resolution 44/228, * A/CONF.151/PC/4, ,. 90-18171 1812b (E) I• •• A/CONF.151/PC/10 English Page 2 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. THE PREPA.RATIONS ( i) Mandate ••••••••••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•••••••••••••• • •. • ( ii) Venue and Invitations ••••••.•••.•••••••••••••••••• (iii) Secretariat ••••••••••••••.•.• .••••••••••••••••.••• (iv) Conference Budget ...................•............. (v) (vi) Draft Conference National Reports Agenda ••.•.•.•••••••••••••••••••• (vii) Synthesis Document ............................... . (viii) Preparatory Committee .....•...•................... ( ix) . Workshops .....•..•.•...•........•............... , . (x) Non-governmental preparations (a) Focal points (b) Preparations II I. THE BERGEN CONFERENCE •••••••••••••••••••••• , •••••••••••••• ( i) (ii) Working Session (8-11 May 1990) The Outcome of the Joint Agenda for Action (iii) The Ministerial Session (14-16 May 1990) (a) The Opening (b) The Ministerial Declaration••••••••••••••••••• IV. THE PROCESS AFTER BERGEN ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , •••• Paragraphs Page 1 -3 4 -5 6 7 -8 9 10 -11 12 13 14 -20 21 -23 24 25 -30 31 -32 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which suggests a strong connection to the natural environment and sustainable development. The report discusses the preparations for the conference, including a meeting in Bergen, Norway, which focused on environmental issues. The text also mentions the submission of a report by the Economic Commission for Europe, which further supports the hypothesis that the text is related to environmental issues.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment