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16th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development
Statements & Presentations

Number of statements/presentations: 446

Statements
Opening Session
Mr. Sha Zukang
Statement by Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
AOSIS
Statement by Dr. Angus Friday, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the United Nations
Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States
Group of 77 & China
Statement by H.E. John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations
Report on Intersessional Events Organized by Israel
Statement by Mr. Ilan Fluss, Counsellor
SIDS
Mr. Sha Zukang
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
AOSIS
Statement by Dr. Angus Friday, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN
European Union
Statement by Ms. Marta Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation
Rural Livelihoods and Community Development in the Pacific Islands: Empowerment, Partnership, Policy and Action
by Mr. Rex Horoi, Executive Director, Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International
Agriculture
A Role for Agroforestry in Sustainable Agriculture
by Dr. Gregory A. Ruark, Director USDA National Agroforestry Center
Agriculture for Development
by Mr. Erick Fernandes, Advisor, Land and Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and Rural Development, The World Bank
China Agriculture: Challenge & Countermeasures
by Dr. Tianzhi Ren, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Scienc
European Union
Statement by Mr. Leonard MIZZI, European Commission
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Mr. Byron Blake, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations
Rural Development
European Union
Statement by Ms. Marta Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations
Legal Empowerment of the Rural Poor
by Dr. Naresh Singh, Executive Director, Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor
Making a Difference
Water & Sanitation
European Union
Statement by Ms. Marta Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation
European Union
Statement by Ms. Marta Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation
FAO/IFAD
Joint Statement by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
UNIDO
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
Africa
Creating Profitable Agricultural Value Chains & Protecting Natural Resources in Africa: Three Lessons Learned
by Ms. Marjatta Eilitta, Programme Leader, Agribusiness Programme, IFDC
ECA
European Union
Statement by Ms. Marta Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation
FAO
Hunger, Poverty and Sustainable Development: The New Context of the Global Food Crisis
by Dr. Julie Howard, Executive Director, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
Sustainable Development and Food Security: The African Context
by Prof. Robert B. Richardson, PhD, Michigan State University
The Impact of Regional Integration on Investment, Agricultural Production and Industrial Production in Africa
by Dr. Nebiyeleul Gessese, Senior Industrial and Chemical Engineer, Environment Specialist, Global Development Solutions, LLC
Ministerial Roundtable on Africa
Inter-linkages & cross-cutting issues & means of implementation
European Union
Statement by Mr. Marko Hren, Slovenian EU Presidency
FAO
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN
Ms. Mona Elisabeth Brøther
Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Western Asia & Arab Region
Agriculture, Rural Development, Land, Drought & Desertification
by Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane, Acting Team Leader, Technology and Enterprise Development Team, Sustainable Development and Productivity Division, UN ESCWA
Ministerial Roundtable on Climate Change
Asia and the Pacific
Agriculture and Rural Development
European Union (Part 1)
Statement by Mr. Leonard Mizzi, European Commission
European Union (Part 2)
Statement by Ms. Marta Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation
Garden of Earthly Delights or Paradise Lost?
by Dr. Christ Leaver, Emeritus Professor of Plant Science, Fellow of St. John's College, University of Oxford
International Agriculture Trade and Access to Markets
by Prof. He Maochun, Director and Professor, Research Center of Economy and Diplomacy, Department of International Relations, Tsinghua University
International Trade and Market Access
by Senator Edgardo J. Angara, Republic of the Philippines
Non-farm Activities, Including Agribusiness
by Mr. Sergio Miranda da Cruz, Director, Agro-Business Development, UNIDO
Pacific SIDS
Statement by Mr Mahe Tupouniua, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Tonga to the United Nations
Rural and Agriculture Finance
by Prof. Puneetha S. Palakurthi, School of Community Economic Development, Southern New Hampshire University
Desertification & Drought
Way Forward
European Union
Statement by H. E. Mr. Iztok Jarc, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of Slovenia
European Union
Statement by Statement by H. E. Mr. Iztok Jarc, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia
Group of 77 & China
Statement by H.E. Dr. John W. Ashe, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Statement by Her Excellency Ismat Jahan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh on behalf of the Least Developed Countries
Latin America and the Caribbean
Agricultura, desarrollo rural, tierra, sequía y desertificación: resultados, tendencias y desafíos para el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe
by Ms. Marianne Schaper, Principal Officer, Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, UN ECLAC
Caribbean Perspectives
by Dr Teresita Borges Hernandez Environment Directorate, CITMA, Cuba (presentation read by Ms. Marianne Schaper)
La Perspectiva de los Paises Sudamericanos
by Ms. Ana Bianchi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina
SCD 16 y Centroamerica
by Mr. Sergio Zelaya, UNCCD Secretariat, Focal Point for Latin America and the Caribbean
Drought
Land
AOSIS
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Collin Beck, Solomon Islands
European Union
Statement by Ms. Jasmina Karba, EU Presidency
European Union (Part 1)
Statement by Ms. Jasmina Karba, EU Presidency
European Union (Part 2)
Statement by Ms. Marta Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Mr. Byron Blake, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations
Integrated Management of Land Use, Land Cover, and Hydrology: Preparing for Climate Change
by Dr. Erick Fernandes, Adviser, Agriculture and Rural Development, The World Bank
Land
by Mr. Omara Amuko, Global Health and Safety Officer, IUFAWA
Land
by Ms. Clarissa Augustinus, Chief, Land, Tenure and Property Administration Section, UN-HABITAT
Land policy and tenure at the World Bank
by Dr. Klaus Deininger, Land and Tenure Adviser
Land Tenure and Land Use Management
by Dr. Jolyn Sanjak, Practice Leader, Property Rights and Land Policy, The Millennium Challenge Corporation
Mr. Rowshan Jahan
Program Coordinator, Association for Land Reform and Development
Pacific SIDS
Statement by Mr. Mahe Tupouniua, Deputy Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Tonga to the United Nations
UN ECE Region
Desertification
European Union
Statement by Ms. Andreja Su?nik, Slovenian EU Presidency
Group of 77 & China
Statement by Amb. Conrad Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN
Prioritizing responses to desertification
by Dr. Jeff Herrick, USDA-ARS
Dialogue with Major Groups
United Nations