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Record of Highlights
2010
- May 2010: MGs Internal meetings during CSD and PrepCom I: schedule
- May 2010: SDIN led
Orientation for All Participating Major Groups, Organized by SDIN
(2 May: 1:30-6:00 pm Hilton Manhattan East Hotel). more info... - May 2010: CSD Youth Caucus: "Youth Blast" event will take place Sunday (2/May: 9:00-18:00 Columbia University, Lerner Satow Room). The event enables participating youth delegates to organize & prepare for the CSD meeting. more info...
- February 2010: MGs Participate in Multistakeholder Dialogue on Implementing Sustainable Development
- January 2010: Germany to fund two African youth representatives at CSD-18
- January 2010: CSD-18 MGs Discussion Papers
2009
- October 2009: MGs participate in the five Regional Implementation Meetings
- September 2009: NGOs call to contribute to CSD-18 Discussion Paper -- New deadline 5 November
- July 2009: Outreach Issue: Wrap up issue on CSD-17: MGs' opinions and analysis
- June 2009: Local Authorities discuss urban environmental sustainability and more at the World Congress of ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainabiltity
- June 2009: MGs participate in CSD-17
- June 2009: Send your input to CSD-18 SG Reports by 17 August '09
- May 2009: Youth Farmers’ Market: Wednesday, 13 May, 2009, 1-3 pm Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 47th Street & 2nd Avenue
- May 2009: Business & Industry: ICC views and proposals
- April 2009: National Multi-stakholders Consultations on CSD-17 Themes held in Abuja, Nigeria
- April 2009: Farming First: A six points call to action: on line resources and case studies
- April 2009: Urban/Rural Linkages Showcase Tours: Saturday, May 9th
- April 2009: Youth Caucus Blast: Sunday 3rd May (8am to 3pm) at Columbia University, Lerner Hall in the East Ramp Lounge, NYC
- April 2009: Orientation for All Participating Major Groups Organized by SDIN on 4 May in NYC
- April 2009: Swedish Government sponsors the participation in CSD-17 of two Youth representatives (one from Kenya and one from Sweden)
- April 2009: National Multi-stakholders Consultations on CSD-17 Themes held in Abuja, Nigeria
- April 2009: Farming First: A six points call to action: on line resources and case studies
- February 2009: CSD-17 IPM: MG make 53 interventions during the IPM
- February 2009: MGs attend the Africa Agriculture in the 21st Century high level meeting
Windhoek, Namibia, 9-10 Feb - February 2009: Farmers, Scientific & Technological Community and Business & Industry common position
- January 2009: MG participate in the BKK capacity develpment workshop
- January 2009: MG priorites for action: summary grid
2008
- December 2008: New York based MG prepare for CSD-17 and propose launching Urban-Rural Partnerships for Food Security and Vibrant Markets at CSD-17
- December 2008: German Government to Fund Four Youth Representatives at CSD-17
- December 2008:IPM entry points for Major Groups and proposed organisation of work agreed by the CSD-17 Bureau
- December 2008:Registration for both IPM and CSD-17 opens
- October 2008: Farmers, Scientific & Technological Community and Business & Industry draft a concept note to stimulate the discussion on a possible common approach focusing on People-centred and knowledge-based agriculture: a new paradigm for agricultural development
- October 2008: Major groups guidelines for participation in CSD-17 in all UN languages
- July 2008: Submit your input to the Secretary-General's Reports by 19 Sept. '08
- May 2008: Major groups make a record of 152 interventions during CSD-16
- May 2008:City and Farm Linkages CSD Showcase: Food System Tours and Learning Events in New York (9-11 May)
- April 2008:Indigenous People's brief on Africa (CSD-16)
- April 2008:The Practice to Policy Continuum in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD): A Civil Society Reflection on the Importance of Collaborations of Major Groups and Governments to Advance SARD (Background Paper 5)
- April 2008:Contribution by the NGO major group sector on Africa and sustainable development (Background Paper 3)
- April 2008: Schedule major groups' coordinating meetings
- April 2008: Entry points for participation in the CSD-16 session
- March 2008:Summary grid of the major groups' discussion papers
- February 2008:Pre-registration is now open
- February 2008:CSD-16 major groups' discussion papers
2007
- December 2007: Major groups write to the CSD-16 Bureau
- December 2007: Germany to fund youth representatives at CSD-16
- October 2007: Major groups in the Africa Region RIM hold a workshop aimed at enhancing stakeholders participation
- September 2007: Major groups participate in the High-level Event on The Future in our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change.
- August 2007: CSD-16 Guidelines for major groups participation in English, Spanish and French
- New web-pages for each major groups' sector, compiling background information on individual sector's contribution to CSD process over time.
- July 2007: CSD-16: contribute to the Secretary-General's reports
- May 2007: Major groups participate in the CSD-15
- May 2007: International conference on Trade Unions, Climate Change, and Clean Energy
- April 2007:Registration schedule and Entry points for CSD-15
- April 2007: Youth Energy Blast
- March 2007: Grassroot Academy: "Working to ensure effective participation and amplified voices of grassroots women in international policy
- February 2007: Major groups participate in the CSD-15 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM).
- February 2007: Major groups priorities for action on energy for sustainable development, industrial development, air pollution/atmosphere and climate change Note by the Secretariat [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
- January 2007: All NGOs and other major groups in consultative status with ECOSOC or part of the CSD Roster are now welcome to pre-register for the 15th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15) and its Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM).
2006
- December 2006: Advance unedited version of the CSD-15 Major Groups Priorities for Action now available (English only).
- December 2006: All NGOs and other major groups in consultative status with ECOSOC or part of the CSD Roster are now welcome to pre-register for the 15th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15) and its Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM).
- November 2006: New web-pages launched for each major groups' sector, compiling background information on individual sector's contribution to CSD process over time.
- October 2006: Issued guidelines for major groups' participation in CSD-15 in English, French and Spanish.
- September 2006: Redesigned CSD Major Groups web pages launched
- July 2006:CSD-14 Matrix updated
- June 2006: Call for input to Secretary-General's Reports for CSD-15