IISD @ CSD-19, 2-13 May 2011, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

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Nineteenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-19)

2-13 May 2011 | UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

Highlights for Friday, 6 May

Throughout Friday, CSD 19 Working Groups 1 and 2 convened to continue addressing issues in the Chair’s negotiating text. In the morning, Working Group 1 took up chemicals, and Working Group 2 discussed began the first reading of the preamble text. In the afternoon, Working Group 1 addressed the text on interlinkages and cross-cutting issues, including means of implementation while Working Group 2 continued work on the text on the 10 Year Framework of Programmes (10YFP) on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). A brief stock-taking Plenary closed the first week of CSD 19. Delegates also participated in a Learning Center, Partnerships Fair and various side events.

A view of the room during the stocktaking plenary

Stocktaking Plenary

Tariq Banuri, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, CSD Chair László Borbély, and Vivian Pliner, Secretariat

Tariq Banuri, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, and CSD Chair László Borbély

Working Group 1: Transport, Chemicals, Mining, and Interlinkages and Cross-Cutting Issues, including Means of Implementation

The EU intervenes on chemicals

Canada intervening during the discussions on chemicals

Noluzuko Gwayi, South Africa, speaking for the G-77/China on chemicals

Stephanie Aktipis and Keri Holland, US, delegates during the discussions on interlinkages and cross-cutting issues, including means of implementation

Lee Eeles, Australia, speaking on chemicals

Vladimir Lenev, Russian Federation

Delegates from the EU, Switzerland, Canada and Mexico

Democratic Republic of the Congo

EU delegates during the afternoon discussions on interlinkages and cross-cutting issues, including means of implementation

Working Group 2: 10 YFP on SCP and Waste Management

Botswana, speaking for the G-77/China on the prembular text

Rodem Shamay, Israel during the discussions on the preamble

Botswana, speaking for the G-77/China on the prembular text

The Brazilian delegation

Delegates from Malaysia during the discussions on the 10YFP

Gabon during the 10YFP discussions

Delegates from the Russian Federation, Guatemala and Singapore during the discussions on the 10YFP

Representatives of Workers and Trade Unions and NGOs during the 10YFP discussions

Side Event: The World Since Rio as told by UNEPs GEO-5 Report. A visual story of how
humans are influencing environmental changes

A view of the dais during a side event, which was organized by UNEP

Learning Center: Reaching globally agreed environmental goals: what do indicators tell us?

A view of the room during the Learning Center event

Participants during the Learning Center event on 10YFP

Miscellaneous Photos

Delegates from Mexico and Brazil

Delegates from the EU, Switzerland, and Canada

Delegates from Mexico, Nigeria and South Africa

Bureau meeting

Related Links

UN Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) resources

CSD-19 website

CSD-19 organization of work

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