Harmonization and streamlining activities under CSD

Governments have been submitting national reports to the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) on a voluntary basis since 1994 in order to assist the Commission in its efforts to monitor progress achieved at the national level in the implementation of Agenda 21.

As part of the preparation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, September 2002), CSD's National Focal Points met in February 2002 to discuss how to improve national reporting and related guidelines for CSD. The exchange of experiences among them revealed that the national reporting process has served to strengthen coordination and communication, both between the government agencies and between these agencies and the major groups of civil society. In addition, through the preparation of national reports, countries have established a solid foundation for preparing for CSD annual sessions. The report of the meeting contains proposals for improving future national reporting to the CSD.

As an effort to further streamline national reporting on sustainable development the Division for Sustainable Development published a comprehensive review of reporting in the UN System related to sustainable development. The report was published as a Background Document for CSD11 entitled 'National Reporting to the Commission on Sustainable Development'.

Algeria
National report

Argentina
El informe nacional para Rio+10

Australia
National focal points on improving future reporting to the CSD

Austria
Experiences in preparing national reports

Bahrain
National focal points meeting, Bahrain national report

Belgium
Country experience in national reporting

Bénin
Expérience de la République du Bénin dans le cadre de la préparation du rapport national sur la mise en oeuvre de l'Agenda 21 national

Brazil
Meeting for national focal points on improving future national reporting to the CSD

Cameroon
Meeting of national focal points for Agenda 21

Canada
Meeting of national focal points on improving future national reporting to CSD

China
Information on national report preparation

Croatia
Exchange of country experiences in preparing national reports

Cuba
Exchange of country experiences in preparing national reports

Egypt
The Egyptian experience preparing national reports to the CSD

Fiji Islands
Country statement

Finland
Country experiences in preparing national report

Ghana
Exchange of country experiences in preparing national report to CSD

Indonesia
Meeting for national focal points on improving future national reporting to the CSD

Italy
Meeting of national focal points improving future national reporting to the CSD

Japan
Country experiences in preparing national report to CSD

Malaysia
Exchange of country experiences in preparing national reports

Mexico
Aporte de México a la reunión de puntos focales para mejorar los foturos informes naciónales a la Comisión de Desarrollo Sustentable de las Naciones Unidas

Morocco
Rapport: réunion des points focaux

Nicaragua
Oportunidad y pertinencia de los informes

Nigeria
The CSD national reporting process

Norway
National focal points meeting on improving future reporting to the CSD

Philippines
Exchange of country experiences in preparing national report

Saudi Arabia
National focal points meeting - Country report

Senegal
Situation de la Commission nationale du developpement durable du Senegal

South Africa
Meeting for national focal points on improving future national reporting to the CSD

Spain
Reunión de los puntos focales para el Desarrollo Sostenible

Tanzania
Country experience on national report

Thailand
Improving future national reporting to the Commission on Sustainable Development

Venezuela
Reunión de los puntos focales nacionales para fortalecer los futuros reportes nacionales a la Comisión sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible