text: technology transfer. It will be necessary to contribute to the fulfilment of the financial and other conditions to be agreed by the Parties to encourage a broader participation in the Protocol. In the ECE region we are prepared to do so. 25. We will consider strengthening international programmes, existing institutions and law leading up to the 1992 United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, taking into account, inter alia, the conclusions of the Siena forum on international environmental law. 26. We recognize the need to evaluate progress in the follow-up to the Bergen Conference and in the outcome for our region of the 1992 Conference and recommend the convening of a high-level meeting of countries in the ECE region, in full co-operation with non-governmental organizations and with the ECE. 27. We invite the ECE to prepare a report on the Bergen Conference as a contribution to the 1992 Conference on Environment and Development. 28. We urge Governments and others concerned to contribute generously to the voluntary fund established for the purpose of assisting developing countries, in particular the least developed among them, to participate fully and effectively in the 1992 Conference and in its preparatory process. 29. We strongly recommend that the experience gained in the preparation and conduct of the Bergen Conference with respect to the full involvement of non-governmental organizations, be used by other Regional Commissions of the United Nations and by the Preparatory Committee of the 1992 Conference on Environment and Development and, in this regard, welcome the organization of an NGO meeting to be held in Paris in 1991, in order to prepare for their participation at the 1992 Conference. I ••• A/CONF,151/PC/10 English Page 29_ Annex II JOINT AGENDA FOR ACTION: BERGEN CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION 1. The collaborative participation of Governments and five non-governmen tal organizations (NGOs) has greatly enriched the preparations for the Bergen 
analysis: The text discusses international cooperation, environmental issues, and the involvement of non-governmental organizations in a conference on environment and development. The focus is on the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and resources between governments and organizations to address environmental concerns.