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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development
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Second Global Sustainable Transport Conference

The second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference was held from 14 to 16 October 2021 in Beijing, China. It provided an opportunity to focus attention on the opportunities, challenges

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Beyond the WASH Agenda; Strengthening Capacity for Water Resource Management in the Post-2015 Develo

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD/Rio+20) in 2012, recognized “that water is at the core of sustainable development as it is closely linked to a number of key global chal
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Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)

Multistakeholder Dialogue, Third Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing: Remarks of Tessa Khan (Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development) I
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Sustainable World Initiative

Round-­‐table: Keeping Science Involved in SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Implementation Jorge Monardes – jorge.monardes@duke.edu Good afternoon distinguished ladies and gentlemen. Thank yo
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Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)

Statement by H.E. Mr Robert G. Aisi, Permanent Representative of Papua New Guinea to the United Nations and PSIDS Chair On behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Troika at th
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Mr. Liu Zhenmin Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs - International Symposium on

Your Majesty Emperor Naruhito, Your Majesty Empress Masako, Your Excellencies Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my great honour to join you at the International Symposium on Wat
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Mr. Liu Zhenmin Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs - International Symposium on

Your Majesty Emperor Naruhito, Your Majesty Empress Masako, Your Excellencies Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my great honour to join you at the International Symposium on Wat
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Caribbean Policy Development Centre

1 Opening Ceremony Interactive Hearings Shantal Munro- Knight Caribbean Policy Development Centre Salutations: I bring you greetings from a cautiously optimistic Civil Society (CS) community in the Ca
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Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient

Cities and human settlements are where many of our accomplishments and obstacles to achievement of the 2030 Agenda are manifested. They are home to concrete challenges as well as enormous opportunitie
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Perspectives on Sustainable Energy for the 21st Century

This study is part of the Sustainable Development in the 21st century (SD21) project. The project is implemented by the Division for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Department of Economi
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Event on Climate Change and Development Hosted by the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the

What a pleasure to speak to you today on climate change and development. As you know, I am experiencing a change of climate myself: from Geneva to New York, and from the position of Member State repre
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Second Global Online Stakeholder Consultation for the 4th International Conference on Small Island D

 
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Strategy Development Workshop 15/15/15 Global Civil Society Resource Mobilization Alliance

The workshop is based on the work of Rio+20 Issues Cluster on Innovation and aims to outline and discuss envisaged elements (‘Global Civil Society Resource Mobilization Alliance' and ‘Global Forum on

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Mr. Wang Ruijun, Director-General, National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation. Ministry o

Remarks by Dr. Wang Ruijun at Panel on Science-Policy Interface and Emerging Issues Ms./Mr. Chair Mr. Moderator, Excellencies, Distinguished co-panelists, Ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon. It is
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Building a green economy through decent work: A new paradigm for Employment, Social Inclusion and Po

3 main issues will be discussed in round tables: green taxation, social protection and green and decent jobs. These issues have been selected due to their potential to trigger sustainable development
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Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

SDG 12 guides the formulation and implementation of policies, mechanisms and partnerships to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns (SCP), recognizing that SCP is not only an objective
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How well are the links between education and other sustainable development goals covered in UN flags

The recognition of interdependencies, trade-offs and synergies among the various goals, and their integration into policy design, is recognized as critical for going forward towards sustainable develo
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Report or Explain- A policy proposal for sustainability reporting to be adopted as a common practice

Thousands of organizations now report on their economic, social and environmental performance, showing that sustainability reporting adds value. If sustainable development is to be reached, the time h
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Online Regional Capacity Building Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on Juncao Technology

The Division for Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DSDG/UNDESA), in collaboration with China International Development Cooperation Agency,

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CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE)

Intervention of CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness in the interaction with the President of ECOSOC at Trusteeship Council, UNHQ 30th June 2015 on “Reinforcing major groups and other stakeh
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High Level Integrated Workshop on UN-Water SDG 6 Capacity Development Initiative in Panama (NEW DAT

Water and sanitation are at the core of sustainable development in Panama. The range of services they provide to the country underpin poverty reduction, economic growth and environmental sustainabilit
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Sustainable World Initiative

We live in a world where economic growth is valued over the health of people and the planet. Some of us are on a fast track to prosperity, but the fundamental problem is that we’re heading in the wron
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Expert Group meeting on Sustainable Tourism: Ecotourism, Poverty Reduction and Environmental Protect

The objectives of the EGM are to: 1. take stock of development in ecotourism promotion and management and its contribution to sustainable development; 2. propose recommendations of good practice, w
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Trade for Sustainble Development Forum 2017

Partnerships: Which model is yours? The Trade for Sustainable Development Forum brings together business people, researchers, standards organizations and international trade officials to discuss tren
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Sustaining Societies: Towards a New 'We'

As nations and civil society gather at the Rio+20 Conference to take the next step in forging a new vision of sustainable development, the momentum generated in the lead-up to the conference has alrea
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Natural Resources Forum: Special Issue: Small Island Developing States

Natural Resources Forum, a United Nations Sustainable Development Journal volume 38, issue 1 is a Special issue on small island developing States.
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Sustainable land use for the 21st century

This study is part of the Sustainable Development in the 21st century (SD21) project. The project is implemented by the Division for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Department of Economi
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Remarks by Nik Sekhran, Director, Sustainable Development, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2nd Global Multi-stakeholder Small Island Developing States Partnership Dialogue. 7 June, New Yo
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Mr. Liu Zhenmin Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs - Launching Ceremony Global

Distinguished partners, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to be with you today as we launch the Global Network on “Sustainable Water and Energy Solutions”. At the beginning of this year, UN DESA a