Environmental issues and sustainable development

3 June 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/422
UNU/184

2 June 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/420
L/T/4339

PROGRESS MADE IN DRAFTING PROTOCOL ON DAMAGE FROM TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES, THEIR DISPOSAL

19970602 Working Group of Basel Convention Focuses on Determining Party Liable Under Law

14 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/414/

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES THREE-DAY HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT CORRECTION

19970414

In Press Release ENV/DEV/414 of 10 April the first sentence of the second paragraph on page 1 should read:

11 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/416

REVIEW OF ACTION PROGRAMME FOR SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES SHOULD NOT BE RELEGATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

19970411 Trinidad and Tobago Says That Is General Assembly's Task; Commission Also Discusses National Reporting on Sustainable Development Goals

11 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/415

STRENGTHENED LINKS NEEDED AMONG CONVENTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY, DESERTIFICATION, COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLD

19970411 Representatives of Three Conventions Address Commission; Speakers Describe Efforts To Implement Agenda 21 Since 1992 Rio Conference

10 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/414

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS CONCLUDES THREE-DAY HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

19970410 More than 100 Speakers Address Environment, Development Issues; As Agenda 21 Negotiations Continue, Forests Critical Issue, Says Chairman

10 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/413

GLOBAL FOREST CONVENTION COULD ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLD

19970410 Netherlands Environment Minister Says Convention Needed by Year 2000; Under-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination Nitin Desai Also Speaks

9 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/411

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CALLS FOR REVERTING 'OLD NORTH-SOUTH TRENCH POLITICS', BRIDGING POLARIZATION IN REVIEW OF AGENDA 21 IMPLEMENTATION

19970409 Sustainable Development Commission Also Hears AOSIS Call For Industrialized Countries to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Year 2005

9 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/412
GA/9233

MAJOR BENEFICIARIES SPECIAL SESSION ON AGENDA 21 SHOULD BE POOR GOVERNMENTS AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLES IN NORTH AND SOUTH

19970409 General Assembly President, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), Tells High-Level Segment of Commission on Sustainable Development

8 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/410

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HEARS CALL FOR REVERSING TREND TOWARDS 'SUSTAINABLE UNDERDEVELOPMENT'

19970408 High-Level Segment Continues to Address Preparations For Assembly's Special Session on Implementation of Agenda 21