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Spotlight
- 01/07/09 - SG: Climate change, DPR Korea focus of Ban’s talks with Japanese leader
- 01/07/09: Stronger agriculture sector key to brighter future for Africa, Migiro tells leaders
- 01/07/09 15th Annual International SD Research Conference: "The paper reviews have been finished. Nearly 300 papers will be presented, while over 100 poster presentation are still expected. We are welcoming researchers from over 52 countries in Europe, America, Asia, Africa & Australia/Oceania."
- 01/07/09 - UN Report: Greater efforts needed to rid Iraq of landmines
- 07/09 UN - DESA: Global health challenges & their impact on development
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> FAO & World Bank: Rural areas of Western Balkans fall behind in economic development > UNICEF & UNDP are concerned about anti-personnel land mines in Iraq > UN expert: Egypt making progress in water and sanitation |
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Nikhil Chandavarkar (Secretary of UN-Water) speaks about how water will be addressed at CSD-17 & about his ideas regarding the future of UN-Water |
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Invitations to Contribute to NRF issues: Nov 2009 Viewpoints - by 30 July '09 Feb 2010 on Sustainable Consumption & Production - by 15 Aug '09 |
Events
- Calendar of Events
- 4-8 Jul 09: Conference:
Utrecht, The Netherlands
"15th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference" - 6-9 Jul 09: Ministerial Review:
Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
"UN ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review (AMR)" - 6-31 Jul 09: Substantive Session:
Geneva, Switzerland
"ECOSOC Substantive Session"
Publications
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Invitations to Contribute to NRF issues: Nov 2009 Viewpoints - by 30 July '09 Feb 2010 on Sustainable Consumption & Production - by 15 Aug '09 |
- Jun 2009:
- African Economic Outlook
- Policy Brief #17: Reaching a Climate Deal in Copenhagen - May 2009:
Natural Resources Forum:
Volume 33 Issue 2
Innovation Briefs, issue 7:
Contribution of Sustainable Agriculture & Land Management to Sustainable Development - Mar 2009:
3rd UN World Water Development Report: Water in a Changing World
Gender-Disaggregated Data on Water and Sanitation
Sustainable Development
DSD promotes sustainable development as the substantive secretariat to the CSD and through technical cooperation and capacity-building at the international, regional and national levels.
The achievement of sustainable development requires the integration of its economic, environmental and social components at all levels. This is facilitated by continuous dialogue and action in global partnership, focusing on key sustainable development issues
CSD-18/CSD-19 Focus (2010-2011):
- Transport, Chemicals, Waste Management (Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste), Mining, 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption & Production Patterns
- Comprehensive list of Sustainable Development Topics >>
DSD in Focus: -- milestones, core publications ( 
Agenda 21), calendar of events
Working Together...
- Inter-agency Coordination – DSD supports UN-OCEANS and hosts the Secretariat of UN-Energy and UN-Water, the interagency mechanisms to strengthen coordination and coherence among all UN bodies dealing with energy and water related issues.
- International Mobilization
- Water for Life Decade - to promote the fulfillment of international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015.
- International Year of Sanitation 2008 - to put the global community on track to halve the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation by 2015.
- Technical Cooperation – DSD targeted advisory services at the request of individual governments to support specific policy initiatives, institutional development and capacity-building.