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18th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development
Statements & Presentations

Number of statements/presentations: 491

Ministerial Interactive Dialogue with the UN System & Major Groups
European Union
Statement by Mr. Janez POTOÈNIK, Commissioner for the Environment, Delegation of the European Union
European Union - Closed Inter-Ministerial Dialogue
Delegation of the European Union Permanent Mission of Spain
Group of 77 & China
Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdullah M. Alsaidi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations, Chairman of the Group of 77
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
Opening Session
H.E. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice
Opening Statement by Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala and Chairperson of CSD-18
Mr. Sha Zukang
Opening Statement by Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Arab Group
Statement by Toufic Jaber, Permanent Mission of Lebanon
- on Behalf of the Arab Group
CARICOM
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves
- on Behalf of CARICOM
European Union
Statement by Peter Schwaiger
- on behalf of the European Union
European Union
Statement by Mr. Janez POTOÈNIK, European Commissioner for the Environment, Delegation of the European Union
Group of 77 & China
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Abdullah M. Alsaidi
- on Behalf of Group of 77 and China
Group of 77 & China
Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdullah M. Alsaidi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations, Chairman of the Group of 77
Group of Landlocked Developing Countries
Statement by Ambassador Jose Antonio Dos Santos
- on Behalf of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Mr. Gyan Chandra Acharya
- on behalf of the Least Developed Countries
Pacific SIDS
Statement by Jeem Lippwe
- on Behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States
Rio Group
Statement by Ambassador Eduardo Galvez
- on Behalf of the Rio Group
Sustainable Consumption Production
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Ms. Ye-min Wu, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations
Institutional Support: Marrakech Process and Regional Activities in Africa
by Cleophas Migiro President ARSCP and Executive Director CPCT
Sustainable consumption and global equity: issues, key challenges and questions
by Stephen Spratt, Head of Sustainable Markets, IIED
Sustainable Development and Mining - Working Together
by International Council on Minnig and Metals
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Using Place-Based Efforts to Reduce the Consumption Footprint of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
by Anna J. Jones-Crabtree, Executive Director Sustainable Operations Western Collective
U.S.D.A. Forest Service
SIDS: Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy
European Union
Statement by Mr. Javier Cachon de Mesa
Deputy Director of the Environmental Strategic Information Unit
Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Ms. Janice Miller, Director, Economic Affairs Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica
ITU
Review of Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy - Secretary General's report (E/CN.17/2010/9)
by Tariq Banuri, DSD Director, UN - Department of Economic and Social Development
Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries: Current Progress and Future Needs
by Bruce Graham, Graham Environmental Consulting ltd., NZ
Multistakeholder Dialogue: Partnerships
Western Asia
Interactive Discussion an Intervention on Mining
by Abdulbasit Salem Sairafi Deputy Assistant for Sustainable Development Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Division of Mineral Resources
Outcome of the RIM: Interactive Discussion Comments on 10 10-year Framework for SCP
by Anhar Hegazi Director, Sustainable Development & Productivity Division UN ESCWA
Outcome of the RIM: Transport, Chemicals, Waste Management, Mining & 10 10-year Framework for SCP
by Anhar Hegazi Director, Sustainable Development & Productivity Division UN ESCWA
Cross-Regional Perspectives
European Union
Statement by Mr. Peter Schwaiger, Deputy Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union
Presentation: CSD-18: Cross-Regional Perspectives UN Regional Commissions
by Marco Keiner Director Environment, Housing and Land Management Division United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNIDO
Statement by United Nations Industrial Development Organization
SIDS
Ministerial Interactive Discussion: Strengthening Major Groups Participation
Inter-linkages & cross-cutting issues & means of implementation
Globalizing patterns of natural resource use in relation to human development
by Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Institute of Social Ecology, Vienna, Alpen Adria University
Group of 77 & China
Statment by Mr. Tarek Mutahar, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations
Multistakeholder Dialogue: Advancing the Implementation of CSD Decisions
Africa
ECA
Outcome of the Africa RIM in preparation for CSD-18
by The Republic of South Africa, Chair of the Bureau of the 6th Session of the ECA Committee on Food Security and Sustainable Development (CFSSD-6) and Africa RIM for CSD-18
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Develpment Organization
Transport
European Union
Statement by Mr. Peter SCHWAIGER, Deputy Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union
European Union
Statement by Ms. Elena Espinosa Mangana, Delegation of the European Union Permanent Mission of Spain
to the United Nations
Group of 77 & China
Statement by DR. Tarek Mutahar, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission or the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations
Group of 77 & China
Statement by H.E. Mr. Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi, Minister for Environment, Government of Pakistan
Pacific SIDS
Statement by Mr. Jeem Lippwe, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Federated States of Micronesia to the United Nations
on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States
Presentation: Managing Mobility to Create Sustainable Cities
by Allison Davis, Senior Transportation Planner, Arup
UNEP
United Natiosn Environment Programme
Chemicals
AUC
European Union
Statement by Mr. George Strongylis, Delegation of the European Union
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Mr. Modest J. Mero, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations
H.E. Dr. Ivan Erzen
by State Secretary Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovenia
Presentation: ICCA Case Study
The Responsible Care Global Charter (RCGC) and the Global Product Strategy (GPS) in Action Sound Chemicals Management is a Global Responsibility
by Martin Kayser, ICCA Chemical Policy and Health Co-Chair
Presentation: Multiple Challenges; Multiple Solutions
by Kaj Madsen, Chemicals Branch, DTIE, UNEP
Presentation: Practical Approach in Chemicals Legislation - Japan's Experience
by Kazu TAKEMOTO, Vice-Minister for Global Environment Affairs, JAPAN
Waste Management and Chemicals
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Mr. Modest J. Mero, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission to the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations
Strategies for Sustainable Waste Management
by Dr. Nikola Ru?inski, State Secretary, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction, Croatia
Asia and the Pacific
Waste
AOSIS
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Conrod Hunte
Antigua and Barbuda
European Union
Statement by Mr. Hugo-Maria SCHALLY
Delegation of the European Union
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Mr. Baya Bensmail, Algerian Delegation
Hazardous Waste - Interactive Discussions and Ministerial Round Table on Waste Management
by Prasad Modak, Executive President, Environmental Management Centre, India
Magne Gas
- presentation
Panel Tratamiento de Desechos Caso Bogotá - Colombia
by Sonia Jeanet Arévalo Serrano, Directora Planeación, Unidad Administrativa Especial de Servicios Públicos (UAESP)
Zero Waste: A Key Stepping Stone to Sustainability
by Paul Connett, PhD, Executive Director, American Environmental Health Studies Project (AEHSP)
Way Forward
H.E. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice
Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala and Chairperson of CSD-18
European Union
Statement by Mr. Timo Makela, Delegation of the European Union
Lawrence Lenayapa
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mining
European Union
Statement by Mr. George Strongylis, Delegation of the European Union
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Ms. Dewi Savitri Wahab, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Missio of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Ms. Dewi Savitri Wahab, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations
Mining and Economic Sustainability
by Roderick G. Eggert, Mineral & Energy Economics Program,
Division of Economics & Business, Colorado School of Mines
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
Europe
European Union
Statement by Mr. Peter Schwaiger, Head of the Delegation, Delegation of the European Union
Closing Session
Closing remarks of Secretary-General during CSD-18
REMARKS TO CONCLUDING SESSION OF THE 18TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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