- "Integration of the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development in policy-making at international, regional and national levels;
-
Wide-spread adoption of an integrated, cross-sectoral and broadly participatory approach to sustainable development;
- Measurable progress in the implementation of the goals and targets of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation."
Friday, May 11, 2007
Circus UN and Sustainable Development
The decision to allow Zimbabwe to chair the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) is not only laughable, but continues to chip away at the credibility of the UN as an effective world body. It would be somewhat similar to appointing Rwanda to a key role in UNHCR back in the early 1990s, or North Korea a role in the IAEA. In broad detail, the relevant UN website cites the following broad goals for the CSD:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment