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About
Sustainable development was defined in 1987 by the World Commission of Environment and Development as:
"development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".
Sustainable development ties together concern for the carrying capacity of natural systems with the social challenges facing humanity. As early as the 1970s "sustainability" was employed to describe an economy "in equilibrium with basic ecological support systems.".
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Special Officer for Sustainable Development
Cherie Jamison
09 360 0473 - cherie.jameson@gmail.com
Cherie was elected in 2010, and is a member of Northern Region Branch.
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UN Agencies for Sustainable Development
► United Nations Development Agencies
► United Nations Development Program
► UN Division for Sustainable Development
► United Nations Environment Program
► UN Habitat
► United Nations Forum on Forests
► UN Economic and Social Council
► UN GA Third Committee: Social Economic & Cultural
► United Nations Millennium Development Goals
► The UN Millennium Project
► Sustainable Future website
UN Recruitment for Sustainable Development
► UN Volunteers
► UN Development Program Jobs
New Zealand Organisations for Sustainable Development
► Family Planning International (UNANZ Affiliated Organisation)
► Fragile World Project (UNANZ Affiliated Organisation)
► New Zealand Aid Programme
► DevNet
► Council for International Development
► P3 Foundation
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UN Campaign - Launch of Rio+20: The Future We Want
The UN's campaign, "Rio+20: The Future We Want," was rolled out at UN Headquarters on 22 November 2011, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Conference Secretary-General Sha Zukang and USG Akasaka, as well as representatives of the Brazilian Government and civil society.
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The event was called a launch of "a global conversation on sustainable development," which will allow people around the world to engage in a discussion on the kind of world we want in 20 years and how we are going to achieve that vision.
On 22 November, we also launched a new website, www.un.org/sustainablefuture
This website is user-friendly for the broader public, with some materials available in all six official languages. It invites you to "Join the Global Conversation," which directs you to a website run by an external partner, called The Future We Want, where you will receive instructions on how to
participate, using your computers, hand-held devices and cell phones, or by submitting your ideas the traditional way, in letters and drawings. This external website is in English only to start, although it will accept inputs in all languages. We are aiming to put instructions in all official languages on our sustainablefuture website, which will then link to the external website. Both websites will be further built and elaborated over the months to come.
The website www.un.org/sustainablefuture has a prominent link to the official Rio+20 Conference website (which is in English only), a media page, ideas for how people can take action, and information on the seven key issues for which "mini-campaigns" are being developed by UN System partners: energy, oceans, food, cities, water, jobs/equity and resilience to
disasters.
In early February, The Future We Want will launch a state-of-the-art crowd-sourcing campaign that will further focus the global conversation on the best and brightest ideas for the future of our cities, metropolitan areas and rural communities, in many regions of the world and from many cultures. These will be compiled and reviewed by a team of experts during March/April, and in June, the project will unveil a high-definition interactive exhibit at Rio+20, in which the best ideas from the global conversation will be shown in videos and computer animations. Adaptations of these visuals will also be available on-line.
Reports from the Special Officer for Sustainable Affairs
P3 Foundation - Can you Handle the Jandel? - September 2010
From the P3 Foundation:
In New Zealand jandals are a cheap summer staple, but many kids around the world can’t afford the basic footwear we take for granted.
Twelve young New Zealanders have slipped on their jandals and headed to New York for the Millennium Development Goals Summit to hear world leaders discuss the eight goals to halve poverty by 2015. This summit occurs once in five years and is the major international forum where your government decision makers voice their commitment to diminishing poverty.
Stand up for people who suffer and show your support by joining the 13th member of our delegation, the roving Kiwi jandal.
Find out what it's all about and meet the team at www.p3foundation.org/jandal
National Council Report - June 2010
There has been a lot of activity in Auckland leading into the budget ,regarding New Zealands Sustainable Development, most of which are Economic & Taxation think tanks.
There is a flow of mutually similar comments from National/Labour and Greens on the importance of Economic Growth, within our ecological limitations-The initial problem is to agreeing on those boundaries-secondly how best to safe guard New Zealands future and ensure ALL prosper.
The budget has proven to be controversial in many areas.
It is the AGM/Conference for Council of Socially Responsible Investment next week, if anyone would like more information on our discussions please email mail me directly.
I am meeting tomorrow with AUT- Auckland University of Technology, to discuss including Sustainable Development/Global Partnerships into the Bachelor of Business.(following are remits I have put forward to public policy departments.)
The Global Poverty Project are contributing in conversations with U.K. and New York on priority spends to help reach the Millennium Development Goals - My comments follow.
"Thank you for asking me to comment on which of the Millenium Development are more applicable from New Zealand.
International cooperation to provide food,healthcare and economic opportunity to ALL is critical for every nation, as a responsible global citizen. To achieve our goals I would order them as follows:
Goal 1 ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER..first the peoples immediate need for food & water should be met.
Goal 6 COMBAT MALARIA, HIV AND OTHER DISEASES...Basic Health Care INCLUDING maternal health and Child mortality.
Goal 7 ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY... Clean drinking water, ability to grow crops/farm animals & fish will create long term answers for those now living in poverty...and those who may soon be finding themselves in poverty due to environmental disasters.
Goal 7 DEVELOP A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT...It should then be our responsibility to work together tending these developing nations....Ensuring education, equality and safety are provided."
Cherie Jamesom - SO for Sustainable Development
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