• CSD-12 Chairperson H.E. Børge Brende (28 April)
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• UN Noon Briefing (15 April): CSD-12 Chairperson H.E. Børge Brende appears as guest to highlight the opening of CSD-12
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Press Release/News articles

• Sustainable Development Commission Concludes Two-week Review of Progress in Meeting Anti-poverty Goals on Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements(30 April)

• UN Agency Efforts to Improve Water, Sanitation, Housing in Poorest Countries Focus of Sustainable Development Commission Dialogue (29 April)
  
• Governments Urged to Embark on a Decade of Implementation to Meet Sustainable Development Targets, as UN Commission Concludes
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• World Needs Balanced International Agenda, Says Secretary-General as Sustainable Development Commission Begins High-Level Segment (28 April)
  
  
• Secretary-General Says High-Level Political Attention Has Been Diverted from Key Challenges of Sustainable Development (28 April)

Backgrounder

• Water
• Sanitation
• Human Settlement
• Partnerships

SIDS Preparatory Meeting at CSD-12

Press Release:
- Facing Major Challenges, Island Nations Seek Stronger Support from the World Community

- Small Islands Seek to Reverse Trade Losses

- AIDS Emerges as a Major Threat for Small Islands, Especially in the Caribbean and Pacific

- Post-9/11 Security Needs Burden Small Island Resources

- Climate Impacts Already Felt by Small Islands; Governments Seek  Resources to Adapt

Backgrounder: From Barbados to Mauritius - The Programme of Action for Small Islands, Ten Years Later