Mr Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General
In His Words:
Sustainable Development – Rio+20
“The objective of the Conference is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assessing the progress to date and the remaining gaps.” Read more
Millennium Development Goals
“Our goals in poverty eradication, alleviation of hunger, health, environment and global partnership are intertwined.” Read more
Financial and Economic Crisis
“Most developing countries are being hurt disproportionately [by the crisis].” Read more
Climate Change
“Let me be blunt, global climate policy will succeed, or fail, depending on whether it brings low-emission technologies and technologies for adaptation within the reach of poor countries.” Read more
Biography of USG Sha Zukang
A career diplomat, Mr. Sha Zukang became the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs on 1 July 2007. As such, he heads the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, which is responsible for the follow-up to the major United Nations Summits and Conferences, and services the Second and Third Committees of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council as well as the vast majority of its functional commissions and expert bodies. He also convenes the Executive Committee on Economic and Social Affairs, the UN Secretariat's network for joint planning and initiatives on development.
