Second Committee Debate on Sustainable Development

New York, 25 October 2006: The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) began its debate on the range agenda items dealing with sustainable development. The Committee discussed a number of reports, namely:

• Implementation of United Nations environmental conventions (document A/61/225);

• Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (document A/61/258);

• Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (document A/61/277);

• Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development (document A/61/268);

• Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (document A/61/229);

• Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (document A/61/25);

• Universal Membership of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme (document A/61/322); and

• Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (document A/61/262);

Source: UN, 2006
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