European Union
Statement on behalf of the European Union and its 27 Member
States
By
Istvan TEPLAN
Senior Adviser to the State Secretary for the Environment
Republic of Hungary
Intergovernmental preparatory meeting
of the 19th Commission on Sustainable Development
Multi-stakeholder dialogue I:
Advancing the implementation of Sustainable Development
(themes of CSD 18/19 Cluster)
United Nations
New York
4 March 2011
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CSD 19 IPM
Multi-stakeholder dialogue I:
Advancing the implementation of Sustainable Development
(themes of CSD 18/19 Cluster)
Statement on behalf of the EU and its Member States
(New York, 4 March 2011)
Distinguished Chair, Distinguished Delegates,
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the EU and its 27 Member States.
Let me begin by congratulating the CSD19 Chair, his Excellency László Borbély,
on the outstanding work he has done to make CSD 19 IPM discussions more
interactive and to guarantee a full involvement of all stakeholders.
We are convinced that the strong participation of Major groups and
Stakeholders in the work of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development is
one of the main added values of the CSD, setting a good example of the
implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio declaration. No country or group of
countries can face alone addressing sustainable development challenges: all
stakeholders have a role to play; governments, UN Agencies, Funds and
Programmes, regional groups and institutions, international financial institutions
and major groups.
We have always supported actions to strengthen the role of CSD, aiming at
more effective operation of the Commission, with the overall purpose of
facilitating the implementation of its decisions on the ground. In this regard, the
EU has main tained a fruitful and open dialogue with partners, considering ideas
and suggestions, which have proved to be very useful in understanding the
different sides' positions.
The EU and its 27 Member States are committed to take on their responsibilities
in the implementation process and to continue cooperation with all partners
and stakeholders in implementing CSD decisions. This will be done through
actions at the national and the EU levels, but also in international cooperation in
line with the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra
Agenda for Action.
As the world?s biggest donor, providing around 60 per cent of the world's overall
Official Development Assistance, the EU and its Member States are committed to
eradicating poverty in the context of sustainable development, including the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This is the
overarching objective of our development policy, as expressed in our European
Consensus on Development. Ensuring environmental sustainability is not only
one of the MDGs (actually MDG 7), but also a cross-cutting issue that needs to
be mainstreamed in all our external assistance programmes and policies..
In the review year of this CSD cycle in May 2010 an analysis was made on the
progress and remaining gaps in the implementation of Agenda 21 and
Johannesburg Plan of Implementation in the thematic clusters, including interlinkages
and cross-cutting issues. This year, at the policy session in CSD 19
we have to identify together measures and possible actions to overcome barriers
and bridge gaps in the implementation of the commitments made in Rio and
Johannesburg.
The 19th session of the CSD offers us an excellent opportunity to address the
issues of chemicals, waste, mining, transport and Sustainable Consumption and
Production (SCP) in the broader international environmental agenda and to
advance an integrated approach to tackling these issues ? for example stressing
the linkages between chemicals and waste management (including
mining waste) policies, the need for looking at synergies of the various
international processes related to chemicals, the importance of the lifecycle
approach and resource and energy efficiency, with a particular
attention to the transport and mining sector.
We are looking forward to continuing further discussions on the above topics,
preparing the ground for ambitious, but realistic results to be adopted at CSD 19.
We are eager to hear even in more details what are stakeholders' expectations
for an outcome of CSD 19 in relation to the thematic issues of the current cycle.
In our view, one issue that requires particular attention is the 10-Year
Framework of Programmes on SCP (10 YFP on SCP) . We hope that the
adoption of the 10 YFP on SCP will be one of the major outcomes of CSD 19,
which, if meets our expectations and ambitions, can pave the way to the
implementation of a more sustainable, resource efficient and green future for all.
Thank you
States
By
Istvan TEPLAN
Senior Adviser to the State Secretary for the Environment
Republic of Hungary
Intergovernmental preparatory meeting
of the 19th Commission on Sustainable Development
Multi-stakeholder dialogue I:
Advancing the implementation of Sustainable Development
(themes of CSD 18/19 Cluster)
United Nations
New York
4 March 2011
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
CSD 19 IPM
Multi-stakeholder dialogue I:
Advancing the implementation of Sustainable Development
(themes of CSD 18/19 Cluster)
Statement on behalf of the EU and its Member States
(New York, 4 March 2011)
Distinguished Chair, Distinguished Delegates,
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the EU and its 27 Member States.
Let me begin by congratulating the CSD19 Chair, his Excellency László Borbély,
on the outstanding work he has done to make CSD 19 IPM discussions more
interactive and to guarantee a full involvement of all stakeholders.
We are convinced that the strong participation of Major groups and
Stakeholders in the work of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development is
one of the main added values of the CSD, setting a good example of the
implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio declaration. No country or group of
countries can face alone addressing sustainable development challenges: all
stakeholders have a role to play; governments, UN Agencies, Funds and
Programmes, regional groups and institutions, international financial institutions
and major groups.
We have always supported actions to strengthen the role of CSD, aiming at
more effective operation of the Commission, with the overall purpose of
facilitating the implementation of its decisions on the ground. In this regard, the
EU has main tained a fruitful and open dialogue with partners, considering ideas
and suggestions, which have proved to be very useful in understanding the
different sides' positions.
The EU and its 27 Member States are committed to take on their responsibilities
in the implementation process and to continue cooperation with all partners
and stakeholders in implementing CSD decisions. This will be done through
actions at the national and the EU levels, but also in international cooperation in
line with the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra
Agenda for Action.
As the world?s biggest donor, providing around 60 per cent of the world's overall
Official Development Assistance, the EU and its Member States are committed to
eradicating poverty in the context of sustainable development, including the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This is the
overarching objective of our development policy, as expressed in our European
Consensus on Development. Ensuring environmental sustainability is not only
one of the MDGs (actually MDG 7), but also a cross-cutting issue that needs to
be mainstreamed in all our external assistance programmes and policies..
In the review year of this CSD cycle in May 2010 an analysis was made on the
progress and remaining gaps in the implementation of Agenda 21 and
Johannesburg Plan of Implementation in the thematic clusters, including interlinkages
and cross-cutting issues. This year, at the policy session in CSD 19
we have to identify together measures and possible actions to overcome barriers
and bridge gaps in the implementation of the commitments made in Rio and
Johannesburg.
The 19th session of the CSD offers us an excellent opportunity to address the
issues of chemicals, waste, mining, transport and Sustainable Consumption and
Production (SCP) in the broader international environmental agenda and to
advance an integrated approach to tackling these issues ? for example stressing
the linkages between chemicals and waste management (including
mining waste) policies, the need for looking at synergies of the various
international processes related to chemicals, the importance of the lifecycle
approach and resource and energy efficiency, with a particular
attention to the transport and mining sector.
We are looking forward to continuing further discussions on the above topics,
preparing the ground for ambitious, but realistic results to be adopted at CSD 19.
We are eager to hear even in more details what are stakeholders' expectations
for an outcome of CSD 19 in relation to the thematic issues of the current cycle.
In our view, one issue that requires particular attention is the 10-Year
Framework of Programmes on SCP (10 YFP on SCP) . We hope that the
adoption of the 10 YFP on SCP will be one of the major outcomes of CSD 19,
which, if meets our expectations and ambitions, can pave the way to the
implementation of a more sustainable, resource efficient and green future for all.
Thank you