Our
View on Environment and Sustainable Development
Our Statement on Environment and
Sustainable Development
Anglican Consultative Council & The
Office of the Anglican Observer at the United
Nations, Program of the Environment and
Sustainable Development. A statement of
our stand and a record of past activities.
More.
Millennium Development Goals
(MDG)were adopted by world leaders to eradicate
extreme poverty and hunger, eliminate gender
inequality and environmental degradation
and ensure access to education, health care
and clean water by 2015. Within this framework,
people centered development is at the heart
of global, national and local agendas.
The Millennium Development Goals
are:
1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger
2. Achieve Universal Primary Education
3. Promote Gender Equality & Empower
Women
4. Reduce Child Mortality
5. Improve Maternal Health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria & Other
Diseases
7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability
8. Build a Global Partnership for Development.
For more details see www.un.org/millenniumgoals
Commission on Sustainable Development
(CSD), will now work in two-year cycles.
This will assist in the evaluation of the
MDG. In every cycle, crosscutting issues
will be addressed, such as poverty eradication,
changing unsustainable patterns of production
and consumption, health, education and sustainable
development in a globalizing world, and
implementation of Agenda 21. The 12th (19
–30 April 2004) and 13th (2005) sessions
will focus on water, sanitation and human
settlements.
Intersessional activites in preparation
for csd12: Regional Implementation
Meetings; Government Led Meetings; Inputs
from Major Groups, including dialogue papers.
5 Regional Implementation Meetings
are planned and will include major
groups participation. For schedule of meetings
see:
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd12/rim
A Call For Major Groups Inputs
To CSD-12 Reports. Please observe
the guidelines at: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/mgroups/csd_12/csd12_callforinput.htm
2003 - INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FRESH
WATER
concludes. But in recognition of the central
importance of water resources to the planet’s
future, the CSD 12 & CSD 13 will focus
on this precious commodity. For resources
visit: http://www.wateryear2003.org
WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE
FOR ALL
(WASH). Despite technological advances,
there are still 2.4 billion people worldwide
without access to adequate sanitation facilities.
WASH, a campaign of the Water Supply and
Sanitation Collaborative Council at the
World Health Organization is working to
reverse this. See: http://www.wsscc.org
UN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAM, UN-HABITAT
is mandated by the UN General Assembly to
promote socially and environmentally sustainable
towns and cities and the promotion of adequate
shelter for all. The report, UN-HABITAT
THE CHALLENGE OF SLUMS – A Global
Report on Human Settlements 2003. Highlights
these issues. See: http://www.unhabitat.org/global_report.asp
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