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SECRETARIAT:
Under-Secretary-General Nitin Desai responded
to some of the comments made during the High-Level Segment. He said
to keep sustainable development on the international agenda, the
Rio agenda must be linked with other emerging issues, such as
unemployment. In Rio, the Heads of State focused on these issues,
but now not many governments are monitoring follow up. He urged the
ministers to go back to their Heads of State and tell them what the
CSD is doing. Regarding the timing of elections, he said that the
Secretariat will examine the possibilities and constraints and take
it to the Bureau. The Secretariat will also work to ensure greater
transparency and NGO participation, distribute simplified reporting
guidelines, and develop indicators.