Welcome to the UNU CD for the WSSD

The obvious decline in the condition of the natural environment has generated a global level appreciation of the urgency with which we prepare for the WSSD. This reality points to the core consideration that the goals of sustainable development must be more effectively mainstreamed within the broader global political agenda. And this is why the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development is so crucial. The summit has the potential to serve as a turning point in the way that the international community pursues the goal of sustainable human development.

The Johannesburg Summit MUST signal a new, global level, appreciation of the need to approach sustainable development in a more – comprehensive – strategic - and integrated manner.

Hans van Ginkel
Rector





				The obvious decline in the condition of the natural environment has generated a global level appreciation of the urgency with which we prepare for the WSSD. This reality points to the core consideration that the goals of sustainable development must be more effectively mainstreamed within the broader global political agenda. And this is why the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development is so crucial. The summit has the potential to serve as a turning point in the way that the international community pursues the goal of sustainable human development. The Johannesburg Summit MUST signal a new, global level, appreciation of the need to approach sustainable development in a more – comprehensive – strategic - and integrated manner. Hans van Ginkel Rector
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