CSD – Commission On Sustainable Development

摘要: The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was established in 1992 at the tEarth Summitt, UN Conference Environment and (UNCED) Rio de Janeiro. In formal terms, CSD is one of nine functional commissions Economic Social Council (ECOSOC), not to be confused with Development. When secretariat restructured after conference, a new Department Affairs (DESA) formed headed by Under-Secretary-General. One branch DESA Division for that functions as secretariat. meets once year Headquarters New York, usually April or May. Usually decides consensus, main players being EU G77, while participation United States taking place rather low level. Keywords: (CSD); DESA; (ECOSOC); UNCED