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 August 2002

   

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News          

  • A Multistakeholder Dialogue session during the World Food Summit: five years later brought together 266 participants from civil society organizations, governments and international organizations >>>

Thematic Groups          

  • Peru: The Thematic Group debates the use of information and communication technology in rural development >>>

  • Liberia: The Thematic Group distributes a newsletter with information on development initiatives >>>

Events          

  • The International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Mountain Regions (SARD-M2002), 16 - 20 June 2002, Adelboden, Switzerland >>>

World Food Summit: fyl    

  • Official documents from the Summit >>>

Interviews          


“Each and every perspective of the different partners of development has to be considered when dealing with sustainable development.” – Eve Crowley .

Interview with Eve Crowley, Task Manager for Chapter 14 of the Rio Agenda on “Promotion of sustainable agriculture and rural development” >>>

The role of civil society in the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

Interviews with Thomas Forster and Peter Hurst, representatives of civil society organizations. >>>

Publications          

  • Agriculture and HIV/AIDS : This publication of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with FAO, EASE International and the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) demonstrates why a multi-sectorial approach is becoming more and more necessary in the fight against HIV/AIDS >>>