UN Economic and Social Development
Division for Sustainable Development

Spotlight

• (archive news)
• UN agency highlights potential of jatropha plant as energy source for the poor
• New UN initiative aims to stop tuberculosis deaths among people with HIV
• Somalia: UN sounds the alarm as dire humanitarian situation continues to grip Somalia
• UN teams up with Olympic governing body to promote healthy lifestyles
• Asia-Pacific: Asia-Pacific’s poorest countries ready to advance on intellectual property
• Latin America and Caribbean: Latin America and Caribbean on the rise again, UN economic survey finds
• Darfur: UNICEF signs child protection pact with key rebel group in Darfur
• Europe: Huge gulf in HIV services between Western and Eastern Europe
• Viet Nam: Bilingual education could improve lives of Viet Nam’s ethnic minorities

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UN Radio Focus on Climate Change summary of broadcasts

> UNICEF 'Blame and Banishment' > WHO and Olympic Committee promote lifestyle choices > UN sounds the alarm as dire humanitarian situation continues to grip Somalia > UN Environment Programme supports "green" recovery in Haiti > Viet Nam ends statelessness for former refugees > UN food agency scales up food aid in Niger > Poor governance in West Africa could override peace gains, says UN envoy > MDG's and peace-building strongly interdependent: Migiro

Events

• DSD Comprehensive Calendar of Events 2010
• 20-23 June: 2010 Shanghai World Expo; Thematic Forum
  - Science & Technology Innovation & Urban Futures
  Wuxi & Shanghai, China
• 3-6 July: 2010 Shanghai World Expo; Thematic Forum
  Environmental changes & Urban Responsibilities
  Nanjing & Shanghai, China

Publications

Invitation - Call to Contribute to: Nov 2010 issue: Viewpoints - submission deadline 15 August Articles for NRF issues

• Core Publications including Agenda 21
• GA-64 Secretary-General Reports and Briefings on the reports
• June 2010:
  
  
  
  African Economic Outlook 2010
  Special theme: Public Resource Mobilisation and Aid
  
  
  
• May 2010:
  
  
  
  Practices in the Sound Management of Chemicals
  
  
  
  
  
  Natural Resources Forum:
  Volume 34 Issue 2
  
  
  
  

Sustainable Development Insights - Issue 5:
Global Environmental Governance: The Challenge of Accountability




Sustainable Development Insights - Issue 4:
The Role of Cities in Sustainable Development



• Apr 2010:
  
  
  
  Sustainable Development Insights - Issue 3:
  Are Women the Key to Sustainable Development?
  
  
  
  
  Trends in Sustainable Development
  Towards Sustainable Consumption and Production
  
  
  
  
  Trends in Sustainable Development
  Chemicals, Mining, Transport, Waste Management
  
  
  
• Mar 2010:
  
  
  Technology Development and Transfer for Climate Change:
  A Survey of Activities by United Nations System Organizations
  
  
  
  
  Innovation Briefs - Issue 9:
  Buildings & construction as tools for promoting more sustainable patterns of consumption & production
  
  
  

CSD News

• CSD-19 home page
• CSD-19 Message from the Chair
  
  
• CSD-18 Official Report now available: *new
  E/CN.17/2010/15 - E/2010/29
  Click here for all languages
• CSD-18 HIGHLIGHTS:
  Background, Innovations, Overview, Results, Key Messages & Moving towards CSD-19...
• CSD-18 Chair Summary Available
  • Advanced unedited text
  • Advanced unedited text Word Cloud
• SG: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Remarks to Concluding CSD-18 Session

CSD-17 Follow-up:

• Multistakeholder Dialogue on Implementing Sustainable Development & e-Discussion
• "A Much-needed Consensus on Agriculture & Rural Development for Food Security"
  by Nikhil Chandavarkar