Outcome of the thirteenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development

The outcome of the Forum was presented at the thirteenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development.

Agenda item 52 Sustainable development

Twelfth and thirteenth sessions of the Commission on

Agenda item 85  Sustainable development (continued)

Agenda item 85 Sustainable development

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of the World Summit on Sustainable Development

Sustainable development International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

55 202. Further implementation of the outcome of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

56 198. Further implementation of the outcome of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

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C. Follow up to the WSSD outcome relevant to the Convention

Agenda item 6. Economic and financial crimes challenges to sustainable development

Parties were also encouraged to ensure good linkages between the WSSD follow up, in particular the CSD process, and the UNCCD.

(e) Consideration of the follow up to the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) relevant to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

The proposal also entailed the addition of a new item of the agenda, entitled Preparations for the 10 year review of progress on the implementation of the outcome of the twentieth special session .

Facilitator, Mr. Thomas Gass (Switzerland), under agenda item 52 (Sustainable development)

(f) Engaging corporate and other private sector actors in sustainable development

Recalling Commission on Sustainable Development decision 8 1 on preparations for the ten year review of progress achieved in the implementation of the outcome of the Conference,See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2000, Supplement No. 9 (E 2000 29), chap. I, sect. B.

The initiative results from the work of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development Sustainable Mobility Group and is being facilitated and implemented by the Global Road Safety Partnership.

Consideration of the follow up to the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development relevant to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

It is expected that results of this workshop will be taken into consideration at the fourteenth and fifteenth meetings of the Commission on Sustainable Development.

Ms. Jacqueline Cote, Senior Advisor, Advocacy and Partnerships, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Human settlements

The United Nations Sustainable Development Commission introduced the formats of the Learning Centre and Partnership Fair in 2004 and since then has achieved good results. The CRIC should consider the possibility of introducing more flexible working formats such as the Learning Centre and Technique Transfer Expo .

To promote the creation and strengthening of sustainable TNC business linkages, this programme also provides policy advice on improving the environment for sustainable business linkages and helps in identifying business linkage opportunities.

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4. Notes the outcome of the consultations between the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and the Commission on Sustainable Development to avoid the overlap between the sessions of the Council and the Commission, and decides to reflect the results of those consultations in the revised calendar of conferences and meetings for 2005

Business acquisition was encouraging, standing at 663 million as of 30 November 2004.

4. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty ninth session, under the item entitled Environment and sustainable development , a sub item entitled United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development .

UN Habitat successfully contributed to the preparations for and deliberations of the Commission on Sustainable Development at its thirteenth session.

Facilitator, Mrs. Gina Andreadi (Greece), under agenda item 52 (e) (Sustainable development in mountain regions)

The Council's general segment reviewed, inter alia, the outcomes of the work of the Council's functional commissions, including that of the Commission on Sustainable Development at its thirteenth session.

20. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty sixth session the item entitled Follow up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit .

5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty seventh session the item entitled Follow up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit .

9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty eighth session the item entitled Follow up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit .

11. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty sixth session, under the item entitled Environment and sustainable development , the sub item entitled Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

11. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty seventh session, under the item entitled Environment and sustainable development , the sub item entitled Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

17. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty eighth session, under the item entitled Environment and sustainable development , the sub item entitled Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

A recent initiative was proposed under the Global Compact umbrella in Johannesburg entitled Growing Sustainable Business in the Least Developed Countries .

The importance of taking stock of the outcome of the work of the Commission at its thirteenth session was also emphasized with a view to guiding the Commission's work at future sessions.

In 2003, the Government had launched a comprehensive national programme on implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development for the period 2003 2015.

20. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty sixth session an item entitled Follow up to the outcome of the special session on children .

Facilitator, Mr. Felix Mbayu (Cameroon), under agenda item 51 (Follow up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development)