“Making it Happen” Features Education for Sustainable Development

“Making it Happen” Features Education for Sustainable Development

15_July_2011: The latest issue of “Rio+20: Making It Happen,” the newsletter from the Secretariat of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), highlights: the special policy dialogue on “Education for Sustainable Development” that took place during the recent High-level Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); a meeting between the UNCSD Bureau and ECESA Plus; and several documents recently released or under production. continued…

ECOSOC Emphasizes Role of Dialogue with Regional Commissions in Cooperation and Development

8_July_2011: The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held a dialogue with the Executive Secretaries of the UN Regional Commissions on regional cooperation as a catalyst for development.. Lazarous Kapambwe, President, ECOSOC, said such dialogue is critical for the exchange of knowledge and best practices between regions. continued…

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