UN General Assembly
1992

based on common responsibility for the Earth, even if it did not meet all our expectations. The Rio Declaration, Agenda 21 and the Conventions on climate change and biodiversity are far from being the end result: they are instruments to mobilize governments and peoples from all over the world in a joint effort towards sustainable development in the future. The most significant institutional recommendation of the Conference to be followed up at the international level is the high-level Commission on Sustainable Development. It is important that the Commission's scope of work be oriented towards the future in order to ensure a dynamic approach to future technological and economic developments. Implementation of Agenda 21 and the conventions requires financial resources and thus calls for partnership and real burden-sharing among nations, not only between North and South but also among the donor countries themselves. From the very beginning, the Danish Government has been committed to the process of the United Nations Conference and Environment and Development. We are prepared to provide our fair share of the necessary resources, and would