Johannesburg Declaration and Plan of Implementation of the World Summit for Sustainable Development

1. We, the representatives of the peoples of the world, assembled at the World Summit on
Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa from 2-4 September 2002, reaffirm
our commitment to sustainable development.

2. We commit ourselves to build a humane, equitable and caring global society cognisant
of the need for human dignity for all.

5. Accordingly, we assume a collective responsibility to advance and strengthen the
interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development – economic
development, social development and environmental protection – at local, national, regional
and global levels.