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United Nations, New York, 13 May 2009 - Seventeenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. Statement by ECOSOC President Sylvie Lucas (Luxembourg)
President of the Economic and Social Council, stressed that sustainable development provided a key to the overarching development framework.  As a result, the Council had chosen sustainable development as one of its priority focuses last year.  Indeed, with 75 per cent of the world's poor living in rural areas and with most of them depending on agriculture for their livelihoods, rural development and agricultural policies were clearly interlinked with poverty eradication goals.  Yet, global warming, increasing energy consumption and declining resources intensified the sense of urgency to raise agricultural production and ensure sustainability.

Continuing, she said several issues were of critical importance.  Chief among them was the fact that current agricultural practices would not allow the world to meet the needs of growing populations, much less do so in a sustainable way.  The means for more sustainable agricultural production were needed.  In particular, Africa continued to suffer from a lack of food security and the means for sufficient agricultural production.  Sustainable land management played a key role in sustainable agriculture and adaptation measures needed to be integrated into management schemes.  Indeed, an integrated approach that encompassed financial means was required.

She expressed hope that clear deliverables and concrete actions would come out of the Commission's session.  A commitment demonstrated in the Commission's outcome document would provide a critical input at the Council's annual segment in July, and would be most welcome as the Council addressed its overall theme of public health.  The Commission's recommendations on advancing rural development would be particularly critical

Press release:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12239.doc.htm
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/envdev1052.doc.htm
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/envdev1052.doc.htm


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