Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

The first set of reforms of UNDESA have now gone through as I had reported earlier. What we now have is an explanation of the new divisions which readers of this blog may find useful. I have taken this from the UN web site here: Under Secretary General for UN DESA is Mr. Liu Zhenmin   whassumed office on 26 July 2017. He brings to the position more than 30 years of experience in the diplomatic service, with a strong focus on the promotion of bilateral, regional and global issues. There are two ASGs for UNDESA but so far only one appointed and that is the Chief Economist Elliott Harris. Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development The Office supports the work of the General Assembly, ECOSOC and the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). It works with Member States, other UNDESA divisions, the UN system entities, NGOs and other major groups and other stakeholders of society to support the follow-up and review of the 20...

How   Can   Countries   Implement   and   Monitor   Sustainable   Development   Goals   (SDGS)?   Organised   by   the   Permanent   Missions   of   Hungary   and  Vietnam   to   the   United   Nations   and   Asia-   Europe Foundation   (ASEF) Monday,   July   20 th ,   from   1   PM   till   2:45   PM. Conference Room 6 in Conference Room Building  In September 2015, the global community will agree upon a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This process is one of the main outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference where UN member states agreed to launch a process to develop a set of SDGs, which will build on the Millennium Development Goals and frame the post-2015 development agenda. Implementation of the SDGs at the nationa...