: The World Summit on Sustainable Development, which took place in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September last, reviewed the global implementation of Agenda 21, the outcome of the Rio conference on environment and development ten years on and agreed a plan of implementation for the further implementation of Agenda 21. Johannesburg also put the promotion of poverty eradication through sustainable development at the heart of its work. Unlike the Rio Summit, which was heavily influenced by the environmental agenda, Johannesburg was the first major summit to treat all aspects of sustainable development, that is, the economic, social and environmental aspects, in a coherent and integrated way.