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Local Authorities Statement - May 12 Multistakeholder Dialogue
LOCAL AUTHORITIES MAJOR GROUP CSD-17, United Nations, New York Tuesday, May 12, 2009 LOCAL AUTHORITIES STATEMENT Thank you Madam Chair and honourable delegates for the opportunity to address the distinguished Commission. My name is Stephen Kabuye, Mayor of Entebbe Municipality, Uganda, and vice-president of ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability speaking on behalf of the Local Government Group. The focus of [...]
Continue reading...Statement on Urban Rural Linkages - May 12 Multistakeholder
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Statement for Ministerial Dialogue with Civil Society Commission on Sustainable Development 12 May 2009 1. Introduction of Urban Rural Linkages in Context of CSD themes: During both the Review Session of CSD 16 and the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM) for CSD attention has been given by governments and major groups of civil society to the important linkages between [...]
Continue reading...CSD-17 Policy Session set to take on global food crisis and more
Monday, April 27, 2009
The UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) policy session kicks off its seventeenth session on Monday May 4 for two weeks, ending on May 15. It will address Agriculture, Rural Development, Land, Drought, Desertification and Africa. Ministerial Roundtables in the second week will address critical areas including: - Responding to the Food Crisis through Sustainable Development - Realizing [...]
Continue reading...Urban Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Urban Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: A often neglected challenge and a potential opportunity for urban-rural collaboration.
Continue reading...- Youth Leaders of the Global Food Revolution Attend Dag Hammerskjold Farmers Market
- Young People Demonstrate Power and Concern at Several Events
- Urban/Rural Linkages Showcase Tours - Saturday, May 9th
- Event Calendar
- Public Food and the Challenge of Sustainable Development
- CSD-17 Policy Session set to take on global food crisis and more
- UN Dialogue on the Right to Food This Monday April 6th
- New Report: A Recipe for Hunger
- Women farmers at the center of agriculture and rural development
- Major Groups to “Highlight the Way Forward” at UN CSD session
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Pastoralism and Climate Change: Rethinking the links between livelihoods and land.
Urban Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: A often neglected challenge and a potential opportunity for urban-rural collaboration.
Farm to School Programs: New Markets in Healthier Food for Students.
International Livestock Research Institute: Better Lives through Livestock.
The Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production (PCIFAP) was formed to conduct a comprehensive, fact-based and balanced examination of key aspects of the farm animal industry.
Local Governments Stand Up and Take Action for the Millennium Development Goals.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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