Achieving sustainable development and promoting development cooperation
Subtitle: dialogues at the Economic and Social Council
By: [prepared by] Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination.
Contributors: United Nations. Economic and Social Council.; United Nations. Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination.
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9789211045871
Subjects: Sustainable development -- International cooperation -- Congresses; Agriculture -- International cooperation -- Congresses; Food supply -- International cooperation -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: This book presents an overview of the key debates that took place during the Economic and Social Council meetings at the 2007 High-level Segment, at which ECOSOC organized its first biennial Development Cooperation Forum. The discussions also revolved around the theme of the second Annual Ministerial Review,  "Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to sustainable development."--P. 4 of cover.
Notes: Presents an overview of debates that took place during the Economic and Social Council meetings at the 2007 High-level Segment.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Achieving sustainable development; title: High-level policy dialogue on current developments in the world economy and international economic cooperation; title: The development cooperation forum; title: 2008 Annual Ministerial Review national voluntary presentations; title: Opportunities and solutions to the global food crisis: addressing the needs of small farmers; title: Emerging issues and challenges in sustainable development: bioenergy, sustaninable livelihoods and rural poor in sustainable development; title: The role of ecosystem services in sustainable development; title: The high-level segment ministerial roundtable breakfasts; title: Contribution of non-governmental organizations.