The meeting was organised in response to the call of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) Plan of Implementation for the development of a 10-year framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, in support of national and regional initiatives. All countries were requested to take action, with developed countries taking the lead. Progress made in developing and promoting the framework, also referred to as the Marrakech process', will be reviewed in the 2010/2011 sessions of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). The objectives of the meeting were to: contribute to the implementation of the Johannesburg commitments on sustainable consumption and production; recognise the crucial roles of each stakeholder and encourage their commitment to sustainable consumption and production; share information on ongoing activities, identify priority areas as well as potential gaps in policies and tools; identify means for implementing policies and activities.