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CSD Participation

Who can participate?

• Members States
• Members of the Commission on Sustainable Development (the 53 members elected for terms of office of three years)
• Non-CSD members, participating as observers (no voting right nor possibility to serve on CSD Bureau) United Nations specialized agencies or related organisations;
• UN Funds and Programmes
• Regional Commissions
• Other accredited intergovernmental organisations
• Accredited Non-governmental organizations (NGOs):
  
  NGOs and other major group organizations (as defined by Agenda 21, these are women, children and youth, indigenous people, non-governmental organizations, local authorities, workers and trade unions, business and industry, scientific and technological communities, and farmers), wishing to participate in official meetings of the CSD must be accredited to the UN (either by being in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), or listed in the CSD Roster). For more information, please consult the Guidelines for Major Groups participation in CSD.