United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)

UN Commission for Social Development

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India's permanent representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, chaired a briefing in preparation for the 62nd UN Commission for Social Development.

United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)

Establishment

The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was established by the UN General Assembly in December 1992.

Purpose

To ensure effective follow-up of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit.

CSD Responsibilities

The Commission is responsible for reviewing progress in the implementation of Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.

Other responsibilities

Providing policy guidance to follow up the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) at the local, national, regional and international levels.

CSD Meetings

The CSD meets annually in New York, in two-year cycles, with each cycle focusing on clusters of specific thematic and cross-sectoral issues.

Participation

The CSD has opened its sessions to broad participation from both governmental and non-governmental actors.

CSD Membership & Bureau

As a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), CSD has 53 member States (about one-third of the members are elected every year).
Each session of the CSD elects a Bureau, comprised of a Chair and four vice-Chairs.