Division for Sustainable Development
In Focus
- Report of the Secretary-General - Agricultural Technology for Development (Advance unedited copy) *New*
- Report of the Secretary-General - Protection of coral reefs for sustainable livelihoods and development (Advance unedited copy) *New*
- Report of the Secretary-General - Promotion of new and renewable sources of energy (Advance unedited copy) *New*
- Report of the Secretary-General - Sustainable Mountain Development (Advance unedited copy) *New*
- News
- Events
- Publications
- CSDNews
Spotlight
- (archive news)
- Natural Resources Forum: Volume 35, Issue 2
- 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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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
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- Core Publications including Agenda 21
- GA-64 Secretary-General Reports and Briefings on the reports
- August 2011:
Natural Resources Forum: Volume 35, Issue 3
- May 2011:
Natural Resources Forum: Volume 35, Issue 2 - February 2011:
Natural Resources Forum: Volume 35, Issue 1 - November 2010:
- September 2010:
Trends in Sustainable Development: Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- June 2010:
African Economic Outlook 2010
Special theme: Public Resource Mobilisation and Aid
- May 2010:
Practices in the Sound Management of Chemicals
- 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
Global Environmental Governance: The Challenge of Accountability
The Role of Cities in Sustainable Development
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
- SG: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Remarks to Concluding CSD-18 Session
CSD-17 Follow-up:
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
Commission on Sustainable Development, CSD-19
- All delegations are requested to send their statements for the Commission on Sustainable Development, CSD-19, in electronic format to dsd@un.org
- Secretary-General reports for the IPM and CSD 19.
- Organization of Work
- Report of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting *New*
- Registration Schedule for Major Groups & Member States *New*
- More information on CSD-19
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20
Follow the preparations for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20
More information at www.uncsd2012.org
Spotlight - CSD
- Report of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting *New*
- Chair summary of and other documents from Intersessional on SCP held in Panama City, Panama Now Available
- CSD-19 Message from the Chair
- CSD-18 Official Report now available
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...
Spotlight - African Economic Outlook 2010
Launch & Panel Discussions of: "African Economic Outlook 2010; Special theme: Public Resource Mobilisation and Aid" - publication pdf copies available online
- Archive webcast
- & Tweets at UN_DSD - hashtag #aeo2010
- Presentation Slides
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.
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