33 -41 42 -50 51 -54 55 -64 65 -72 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 s 5 . 6 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 I• • • A/CON~.151/PC/10 English Page 3 I. INTRODUCTION 1. This report is presented to the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in response to resolution 44/228 adopted by the General Assembly in the autumn of 1989. The resolution recommends that the results of the regional conferences be "introduced into the preparatory process for the 1992 Conference, bearing in mind that regional conferences should make important substant ive contributions to the Conference". 2. The Bergen Conference was a regional conference on the follow-up to the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) in the 34 member States of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). The Conference was organized by the Norwegian Government in co-operation with the ECE. 3. As one of a series of regional conferences planned before 1992, this report on the preparations for and organization of the Bergen Conference and, in particular, the agreements reached on important principles and policy measures, should provide a useful input to the preparations for the 1992 United Nations Conference. II, THE PREPARATIONS (i) Mandate 4, The WCED report, which was launched in April 1987, calls for follow-up conferences on a national, regional and global level, This recommendation was repeated in resolution 42/187 adopted by the General Assembly in 1987. The resolution also stated, inter alia, that sustainable development "should become a central guiding principle of the United Nations, Governments and private institutions, organizations and enterprises". 5. At its session in April 1988, the ECE adopted a decision on the follow-up of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on a conference related to sustainable development and the environment, mentioning the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) and the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). It discusses the preparations for and organization of a regional conference, which suggests that the topic is closely tied to environmental and economic development issues.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Economic development