Since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and the subsequent World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, significant efforts have been made in pursuit of sustainable development. At the political level sustainable development has grown from being a movement mostly focusing on environmental concerns to a widely recognized framework utilized by individuals, governments, corporations and civil society that attempts to balance economic, social, environmental and generational concerns in decision-making and actions at all levels. At the September 2005 World Summit, the UN General Assembly reiterated that “sustainable development is a key element of the overarching framework for United Nations activities, in particular for achieving the internationally agreed development goals”, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (A/RES/59/227). This report highlights key developments and recent trends in sub-Saharan Africa – the case of Africa being considered by the Commission on Sustainable Development at its 16th and 17th sessions (2008-2009). It notes progress in a number of areas while, at the same time, acknowledging that in other areas significant work is still needed to advance implementation of intergovernmentally agreed goals and targets.
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Annual Report
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Keywords:
DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUNGER, POVERTY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, INFANT MORTALITY, DEMOGRAPHY, POPULATION, FERTILITY, URBANIZATION, GENDER, LITERACY, EMIGRATION, HEALTH, MATERNAL MORTALITY, FOOD, HEALTH, CHILDREN, MALARIA, HIV\AIDS, WATER, DRINKING WATER, ELECTRICITY, SANITATION, RURAL POPULATION, COMMUNICATION, MOBILE PHONES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION,EMPLOYMENT, FOOD PRODUCTION,NATURAL RESOURCES, CLIMATE CHANGE, DESERTIFICATION
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UN
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International Peace and Security
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