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</div></td> <td width="61%" class="blue" height="116" valign="top"><p>The UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) has started preparations for its <a href="csd/policy.htm" class="link">Policy Session</a>. The current CSD-16/17 implementation cycle focuses on the  thematic issues of <a href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/agriculture/agri.htm" class="link">Agriculture</a>, <a href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/rural_development/rural.htm" class="link">Rural development</a>, <a href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/land/land.htm" class="link">Land</a>, <a href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/desertification/desert.htm" class="link">Drought</a>, <a href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/desertification/desert.htm" class="link">Desertification</a>, and <span class="link"><a href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/africa/africa.htm" class="link">Africa</a></span>. The <a href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/review.htm" class="link">CSD-16 Review session</a> concluded on 16 May 2008.</p> <p><a href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd_past.htm" class="link2">Link to past CSD sessions</a></p></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" height="32" cellpadding="5"> <tr bgcolor="#009933"> <td width="19%" height="26" class="topmenu" background="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Federica.pietracci/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/49QN4H23/green.gif"> <div align="center"> Milestones </div></td> <td width="49%" background="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Federica.pietracci/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/49QN4H23/green.gif" class="topmenu"> <div align="center"> What's New </div></td> <td width="26%" background="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Federica.pietracci/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/49QN4H23/green.gif" class="topmenu"> <div 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Bangkok, Thailand</p> <p class="linkred"><a href="about_us/TariqBanuri.pdf" target="_blank" class="linkred">Appointment of New Director</a></p> <p><a href="csd/csd17/Message_Chairperson.pdf" target="_blank" class="linkred">Message from the Chairperson of CSD-17</a></p> <p><a href="sdissues/energy/op/beijing_climatechange_workshop08.htm"><span class="link">Beijing High-level Conference on Climate Change: Technology Development and Technology Transfer</span></a><br> (7- 8 November 2008, Beijing, China)</p> <p><span class="linkred"> <a href="documents/Statements/Statement_ShaZukang_GA2ndcom.pdf" target="_blank" class="link">Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs to the Second Committee of the General Assembly on the item "Sustainable Development"</a></span> <br> (27 October 2008, New York) </p> <p class="linkred"><a href="publications/innovationbriefs/no6.pdf" target="_blank" class="link">Innovation Briefs series, 6th issue: Using non-renewable resource revenues for sustainable local development</a> <br> <span class="blue">new release</span></p> <p class="linkred"> <a href="natlinfo/indicators/15Oct_2008/egm.htm" class="link">Expert Group Meeting on Climate Change and Sustainable Development: The Role of Indicators</a> <br> <span class="blue">(15-16 October 2008, New York)</span></p> <p class="blue"><a href="csd/csd17/Sept08Matrix_updated.pdf" target="_blank" class="link style1">CSD-16/17 Matrix (updated Sept. 2008)</a></p> <p class="blue"><a href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd17/mg/guidelines2009e.htm" target="_blank" class="link">CSD-17 Major groups' guidelines for participation </a>(in all UN languages)</p> <p class="blue"><a href="http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?Open&DS=E/CN.17/2008/17(SUPP)&Lang=E" target="_blank" class="link">Report on the Sixteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development</a></p> <p class="blue"> </p> <p align="center">  <a 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