Sustainable Development Major Groups

Broad public participation is a fundamental prerequisite of sustainable development, and Agenda 21 recognizes nine major groups of civil society.

DESA's Division for Sustainable Development provides leadership and is an authoritative source of expertise within the United Nations system on sustainable development. It promotes sustainable development as the substantive secretariat to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and through technical cooperation and capacity building at international, regional and national levels.

The table below presents data on all organizations active in the CSD process, including special active and inactive accreditation categories, major groups' sectors, and meeting participation history.


Organizations active in CSD Meeting participation
Organizations active in the CSD process 2141
   
Accreditation  
Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) Roster 528
World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) - expired 715
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) - expired 23
 
Major Group Sectors
Business and industry 103
Children and youth 219
Farmers 76
Indigenous people 114
Local authorities 111
Non-governmental organization 1510
Scientific and technological communities 175
Women 208
Workers and trade unions 51
2009: CSD-17 125
2009: IPM CSD-17 41
2008: CSD-16 102
2007: CSD-15 105
2007: IPM CSD-15 41
2006: CSD-14 117
2005: CSD-13 126
2005: IPM CSD-13 44
2005: Mauritius International Meeting (SIDS+10) 47
2004: CSD-12 150
2003: CSD-11 106
2002: Johannesburg Summit (WSSD) 797
2002: WSSD PrepCom III 158
2002: WSSD PrepCom II 153
2001: CSD-9 15
2000: CSD-8 4
1998: CSD-6 22
1996: CSD-4 9
1995: CSD-3 6
1994: Barbados Global Conference on SIDS 47
1993: CSD-1 2
1992: Rio Earth Summit 1148

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