Commission on Sustainable Development

Thirteenth Session

15^th & 16^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SOLVING GLOBAL WATER CRISIS ‘MORAL IMPERATIVE’, ACCESS TO WATER HUMAN

RIGHT, MIKHAIL GORBACHEV TELLS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

On Second Day of Commission’s High-Level Segment,

Focus Remains on Turning Past Political Commitments into Action

FROM COWS TO KILOWATTS, BERRIES INTO BUSINESSES -- WINNERS OF FIRST SEED AWARDS ANNOUNCED

(Reissued as received.)

NAIROBI/NEW YORK, 20 April (UNEP) -- An environmentally-friendly way of growing rice and a project to cultivate a highly versatile berry found at the roof of the world are among the winners of a new sustainable development award.

Commission on Sustainable Development

Thirteenth Session

13^th & 14^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Deputy Secretary-General stresses role of Commission on Sustainable Development

as member states seek adjustment to meet needs of new century

Millions of Lives at Stake Owing to Lack

Of Clean Water, Sanitation, Habitable Dwellings, She Says

Commission on Sustainable Development

Thirteenth Session

12^th Meeting (AM)

Commission on Sustainable Development continues consideration of draft outcome

document, as chairman proposes alternative text to speed up negotiations

Commission on Sustainable Development

Thirteenth Session

10^th & 11^th Meetings (AM & PM)

MASSIVE SCALING UP OF RESOURCES NEEDED TO MEET GLOBAL GOALS ON WATER,

SANITATION, HOUSING, COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLD

Secretary-General Tells Panel of Finance, Development Ministers Greater

Development Investment Imperative to Global Well-Being, Security, Freedoms

Commission on Sustainable Development

Thirteenth Session

8^th & 9^th Meetings (AM & PM)

UN PROJECT FINDS THOUSANDS OF MEGAWATTS OF SOLAR, WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL

IN 13 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

(Reissued as received.)

WASHINGTON, D.C., 14 April (UNEP) -- Thousands of megawatts of new renewable energy potential in Africa, Asia, South and Central America have been discovered by a pioneering project to map the solar and wind resource of 13 developing countries.

Commission on Sustainable Development

Thirteenth Session

6^th & 7^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CONTINUES INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS,

WITH FOCUS ON CONNECTIONS AMONG WATER, SANITATION, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Strengthened Monitoring of Water, Sanitation;

Cooperation on Transboundary Water Systems among Issues Addressed

Commission on Sustainable Development

Thirteenth Session

4^th & 5^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HOLDS SIX INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS

ON WATER, SANITATION, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Key Issues Include Access to Drinking Water,

Sanitation, Hygiene, Housing, Jobs, Wastewater Treatment

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME NAMES SEVEN ‘CHAMPIONS OF THE EARTH’

New Environmental Award Recognizes Outstanding, Innovative Leaders

(Reissued as received.)

NAIROBI, 12 April (UNEP) -- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has named seven leaders in the field of the environment as “Champions of the Earth” for “setting an example for the world to follow”.