Review Session: CSD-16

Information for Media

Press Release

• 16 May 2008: Countries Stress Long-Term Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Poverty as Commission on Sustainable Development Concludes
   

• 5 May 2008: UN Sustainable Development Commission Set to Tackle Issues Underpinning Global Food Crisis
   

• 5 May 2008: New Sustainable Development Trends Reports Show Mix of Promise and Danger for Agriculture and Food Security: Higher food prices, climate change and land degradation could put brakes on anti-poverty efforts in coming years

UN News Centre stories

• UN Sustainable Development Forum Ends with Call for More Investment in Research

• Secretary-General Ban Calls for 'Reinvigoration' of Agriculture

• Water and Sanitation Vital to Achieving Other Development Agenda, UN Official Says

• Though Making 'Very Good Progress,' Africa Still Faces Challenges, Says UN Official

• Global Food Crisis Could Have Been Avoided - UN Development Experts

• UN Sustainable Development Meeting Focuses on Boosting Global Food Supply
   

Backgrounder

• The Food Crisis and Sustainable Development