Monday, 03 May 2010

Press Release

[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 3 hours and 10 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 3 hours and 10 minutes ]

Opening remarks by the Chairperson of the 18th Session of the CSD
H.E. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala
[ Video - English ] [ Video - Spanish ]

Introductory statement

Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development
Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram
[ Video - English ]

Item 1: Election of officers

Chairperson of the 18th Session of the CSD
H.E. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala
[ Video - English ] [ Video - Spanish ]

Item 2: Adoption of the agenda and organization of work

Chairperson of the 18th Session of the CSD
H.E. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala
E/CN.17/2010/1
[ Video - English ]

Item 3: Thematic cluster for the implementation cycle 2010-2011 - review session
Reports of intersessional meetings

Deputy Director of the Office of Sound Material-Cycle Society
Mr. Akira Nitta, Ministry of Environment of Japan

• Report on the outcome of the "Inaugural Meeting of the Regional 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Forum in Asia"
• Report on the outcome of the International Consultative Meeting on "Expanding Waste Management Services in Developing Countries"

Republic of Korea
His Excellency Mr. Park In-kook, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations

• Report on the outcome of the International Expert Group Meeting entitled "United Nations Forum on Climate Change Mitigation, Fuel Efficiency and Sustainable Urban Transport"

[ Video - English ]

Stockholm Convention
Mr. Donald Cooper, Executive Secretary (on behalf of the Convention, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Chemicals Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme)

• Report on the outcome of the "Workshop on Case Studies in the Sound Management of Chemicals"

[ Video - English ]

General statements focusing on overview of the implementation of Agenda 21, PFIA21, as well as new challenges and opportunities

Chairperson of the 18th Session of the CSD
H.E. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice
E/CN.17/2010/2
[ Video - English ]

Statements by representatives of the regional groups

Yemen (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
[ Video - English ]

European Union
[ Video - English ]

Nepal (on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs))
[ Video - English ]

Chile (on behalf of the Rio Group)
[ Video - English ] [ Video - Spanish ]

Lebanon (on behalf of the Arab States)
[ Video - English ] [ Video - Arabic ]

Paraguay (on behalf of the Landlocked Developing Countries)
[ Video - English ] [ Video - Spanish ]

Salomon Islands (on behalf of the Alliance of Small Islands Developing States)
[ Video - English ]

Micronesia (Federated States of) (on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States)
[ Video - English ]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (on behalf of CARICOM)
[ Video - English ]

Nigeria (on behalf of the African Group)
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Statements by countries

United States
[ Video - English ]

China
[ Video - English ] [ Video - Chinese ]

Japan
[ Video - English ]

Indonesia
[ Video - English ]

Israel
[ Video - English ]

Russian Federation
[ Video - English ] [ Video - Russian ]

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
[ Video - English ]

India
[ Video - English ]

Canada
[ Video - English ]

Switzerland
[ Video - English ]

Presentation by Major Groups sectors

Women
[ Video - English ]

Youth and Children
[ Video - English ]

Indigenious Peoples
[ Video - English ]

NGO
[ Video - English ]

Local Authorities
[ Video - English ]

Workers and Trade Unions
[ Video - English ]

Business and Industry
[ Video - English ]

Scientific and Technological Community
[ Video - English ]

Farmers
[ Video - English ]

Concluding remarks by the Chairperson of the 18th Session of the CSD
H.E. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice
[ Video - English ] [ Video - Spanish ]