A/RES/58/218 of two-year action-oriented implementation cycles, alternating review and policy years, 7 Noting the adoption by the Commission, at its eleventh session, of criteria and guidelines on partnership initiatives voluntarily undertaken by some Governments, international organizations and major groups, announced at the World Summit on Sustainable Development and in the follow-up to the Summit, as endorsed by the Economic and Social Council, 8 Reaffirming the continuing need to ensure a balance between economic development, social development and environmental protection as interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development, Reaffirming also that poverty eradication, changing unsustainable patterns of production and consumption and protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic and social development are overarching objectives of, and essential requirements for, sustainable development, Noting the convening in Marrakesh, Morocco, from 16 to 19 June 2003, of an international expert meeting on a ten-year framework of programmes for sustainable consumption and production, Recognizing that good governance within each country and at the international level is essential for sustainable development, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General 9 on the activities undertaken in implementation of Agenda 21,2 the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 213 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development; 2. Reiterates that sustainable development is a key element of the overarching framework for United Nations activities, in particular for achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration6 and in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation;5 3. Calls upon Governments, all relevant international and regional organizations, the Economic and Social Council, the United Nations funds and programmes, the regional commissions and specialized agencies, the international financial institutions, the Global Environment Facility and other intergovernmental organizations, in accordance with their respective mandates, as well as major groups, to take action to ensure the effective implementation of and follow-up to the commitments, programmes and time-bound targets adopted at the Summit, and encourages them to report on concrete progress in that regard; Calls for the implementation of the commitments, programmes and time4. bound targets adopted at the Summit and, to that end, for the fulfilment of the provisions relating to the means of implementation, as contained in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation; Requests the Secretary-General to strengthen system-wide inter-agency 5. cooperation and coordination for the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of _______________ 7 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2003, Supplement No. 9 (E/2003/29), chap I, sect. A. 8 See Economic and Social Council resolution 2003/61. 9 A/58/210. 2