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Committed on
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Received on
11 June 2007
Subjects
Human rights; European Union; Zimbabwe; Travel restrictions; Sequestration of assets; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Lords Library location
HINF 2007/1196
Date
11 June 2007
Reference
DEP 07/1375
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions she has had with her European counterparts on the election of the Zimbabwean Environment and Tourism Minister, Francis Nhema, as Chairman of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD); whether he remains subject to a travel ban...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions she has had with her European counterparts on the election of the Zimbabwean Environment and Tourism Minister, Francis Nhema, as Chairman of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD); whether he remains subject to a travel ban...
Asked by
Lord Hague of Richmond
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Beckett
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 May 2007
For answer on
18 May 2007
Answered on
5 June 2007
The EU called for the vote against the nomination of Francis Nhema as chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and the UK, with 20 other EU and like-minded states, voted against his candidacy. On behalf of all EU member states, the EU presidency made a statement following the vote which expressed deep concern that a representative from Zimbabwe should become chair as this will have a negative impact on the Commission’s work and on the Commission’s credibility. My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Lord Triesman of Tottenham, and my hon. Friend the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Ian Pearson, on behalf of the Government, have since publicly condemned the decision to appoint a Zimbabwe Minister to this position.Francis Nhema remains subject to a travel ban under the EU Common Position and will be denied a visa to visit or transit EU member states, unless one of the exemptions covered by Article 4 of the Council Common Position 2004/161/CFSP applies. A copy of this document will be placed in the Library of the House.
Subjects
Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
5 June 2007
Reference
138567; 461 c461-2W
House
House of Commons
My Lords, it is very likely that the G8 will look at these matters, and it is as yet a little early to draw any conclusions about how President Mbeki’s mission will be conducted. Others in SADC have a rather more robust view on what is needed than the view that has just been described. In general, it is worth noting that in the recent election, which we have deplored, there were groups, and not only of African states, that believed that nobody should interfere with the decisions of regional groupings on who should be elected, because it had not been done in the past. I differ from that view. Some people plainly cannot add to any realistic or credible discussion because their own record and that of their country is beyond the pale.
My Lords, it is very likely that the G8 will look at these matters, and it is as yet a little early to draw any conclusions about how President Mbeki’s mission will be conducted. Others in SADC have a rather more robust view on what is needed than the view that has just been described. In general, it is worth noting that in the recent election, which we have deplored, there were groups, and not only of African states, that believed that nobody should interfere with the decisions of regional groupings on who should be elected, because it had not been done in the past. I differ from that view. Some people plainly cannot add to any realistic or credible discussion because their own record and that of their country is beyond the pale.
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Blaker
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, noble Lords will be glad to hear what the Minister said. However, is not the farcical situation described in the Question the result of the fact that certain African countries are determined to vote for Mugabe on any motion, whatever the question may be? If it is suggested that the remedy for this situation is to be found in the mandate recently given to President Mbeki of South Africa by the SADC countries to facilitate dialogue between the two sides in Zimbabwe, should not the following two points be borne in mind? President Mbeki regards his appointment as meaning that he will choose who will represent each side in negotiations; and neither side will be allowed to report back to its own leaders what is happening in the negotiations. The MDC would also have to accept that President Mugabe was correctly elected as the president of Zimbabwe. Should not this situation be discussed by the G8 when it meets in a couple of weeks’ time, when the item of Africa will be on the agenda and African leaders will be attending?
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c762-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, this is not the first time that the principle of Buggins’s turn adopted by the African countries has led to absurdities. One thinks of Libya going into the chair of the United Nations human rights organisation and the President of Sudan almost becoming president of the African Union. Can we not make clear to our friends in Africa that they are devaluing themselves and international organisations by this practice? But are we not in danger ourselves of being accused of hypocrisy if we allow the EU-Africa summit in December under the Portuguese presidency to issue an invitation to President Mugabe?
My Lords, this is not the first time that the principle of Buggins’s turn adopted by the African countries has led to absurdities. One thinks of Libya going into the chair of the United Nations human rights organisation and the President of Sudan almost becoming president of the African Union. Can we not make clear to our friends in Africa that they are devaluing themselves and international organisations by this practice? But are we not in danger ourselves of being accused of hypocrisy if we allow the EU-Africa summit in December under the Portuguese presidency to issue an invitation to President Mugabe?
Asked by
Lord Anderson of Swansea
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 May 2007
My Lords, on the last point, just for clarity, there is no change in our position: people who are on the list of those not allowed to travel to the EU remain on that list. On the more general question, that point is consistently made in diplomatic discussions with African nations and it has a real impact. President al-Bashir has quite rightly not been elected as chairman of the African Union. That resulted from all the work that was done in Africa by friends in Africa, by the European Union and by many in the United Nations. Such an unfortunate election should not be taken as the norm or as something that we would not resist in future.
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c763
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, does the Minister agree that Mugabe has betrayed his own country and blamed all his problems on colonialism, which is long past? African leaders would best serve their own people on the continent by turning and following the inspired leadership of Mandela who, when President of the Republic of South Africa, always put the interests of his country first.
My Lords, does the Minister agree that Mugabe has betrayed his own country and blamed all his problems on colonialism, which is long past? African leaders would best serve their own people on the continent by turning and following the inspired leadership of Mandela who, when President of the Republic of South Africa, always put the interests of his country first.
Asked by
Lord Luce
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 May 2007
Absolutely, my Lords. If we had that kind of ethical standard, these problems would not arise in the way in which we have described them.
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c764
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I have two questions. First, I see that Zimbabwe will also be on the executive of the African Development Bank. It is also the vice-chairman of COMESA. Will any G8 funds be used to support those enterprises, which might be at risk from being dealt with, I am sorry to say, by the Zimbabwean Government? Secondly, can we ensure that, now that the United Nations has appointed Zimbabwe to a post, the latter will let in UN inquirers and special representatives such as Anna Tibaijuka to report on the internal situation in that country, which so far Mugabe has refused to allow?
My Lords, I have two questions. First, I see that Zimbabwe will also be on the executive of the African Development Bank. It is also the vice-chairman of COMESA. Will any G8 funds be used to support those enterprises, which might be at risk from being dealt with, I am sorry to say, by the Zimbabwean Government? Secondly, can we ensure that, now that the United Nations has appointed Zimbabwe to a post, the latter will let in UN inquirers and special representatives such as Anna Tibaijuka to report on the internal situation in that country, which so far Mugabe has refused to allow?
Asked by
Baroness Park of Monmouth
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 May 2007
My Lords, I do not think that there is any chance that Robert Mugabe will decide to let in further observers, nor do I think that any conditions imposed on him are likely to change his view on that. International funds go into multinational institutions where, generally speaking, they are used for policies that apply right across Africa. I hope that the poverty programmes run by the bank, which reach the poorest people on the continent, will not be impeded simply because Africans have not stopped Robert Mugabe and his cohort from occupying these positions.
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c764
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, was not Francis Nhema, the Environment Minister appointed to the commission mentioned by the Minister, also a Minister at the time of Operation Murambatsvina, when 700,000 people were thrown out of their homes and lost their livelihoods? Has the noble Lord seen the report by the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions which declares that this was a crime against humanity justiciable by the International Criminal Court? On the basis of its legal opinion and the report made by the UN envoy, Anna Tibaijuka, would it be possible for the International Criminal Court to issue indictments against this gentleman?
My Lords, was not Francis Nhema, the Environment Minister appointed to the commission mentioned by the Minister, also a Minister at the time of Operation Murambatsvina, when 700,000 people were thrown out of their homes and lost their livelihoods? Has the noble Lord seen the report by the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions which declares that this was a crime against humanity justiciable by the International Criminal Court? On the basis of its legal opinion and the report made by the UN envoy, Anna Tibaijuka, would it be possible for the International Criminal Court to issue indictments against this gentleman?
Asked by
Lord Avebury
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 May 2007
My Lords, let us start with a slightly more practical point: he is also on the banned list. That is one of the reasons why, in my view, he will be incapable of properly fulfilling the responsibilities of the post to which he has just been elected. Some people probably should be indicted, and he may well be one of them, but no Government can simply indict people whom individual NGOs suddenly decide should be indicted. The list of indictees would be very extensive and probably beyond the scope of any Government.
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c763-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, noble Lords will be glad to hear what the Minister said. However, is not the farcical situation described in the Question the result of the fact that certain African countries are determined to vote for Mugabe on any motion, whatever the question may be? If it is suggested that the remedy for this situation is to be found in the mandate recently given to President Mbeki of South Africa by the SADC countries to facilitate dialogue between the two sides in Zimbabwe, should not the following two points be borne in mind? President Mbeki regards his appointment as meaning that he will choose who will represent each side in negotiations; and neither side will be allowed to report back to its own leaders what is happening in the negotiations. The MDC would also have to accept that President Mugabe was correctly elected as the president of Zimbabwe. Should not this situation be discussed by the G8 when it meets in a couple of weeks’ time, when the item of Africa will be on the agenda and African leaders will be attending?
My Lords, noble Lords will be glad to hear what the Minister said. However, is not the farcical situation described in the Question the result of the fact that certain African countries are determined to vote for Mugabe on any motion, whatever the question may be? If it is suggested that the remedy for this situation is to be found in the mandate recently given to President Mbeki of South Africa by the SADC countries to facilitate dialogue between the two sides in Zimbabwe, should not the following two points be borne in mind? President Mbeki regards his appointment as meaning that he will choose who will represent each side in negotiations; and neither side will be allowed to report back to its own leaders what is happening in the negotiations. The MDC would also have to accept that President Mugabe was correctly elected as the president of Zimbabwe. Should not this situation be discussed by the G8 when it meets in a couple of weeks’ time, when the item of Africa will be on the agenda and African leaders will be attending?
Asked by
Lord Blaker
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 May 2007
My Lords, it is very likely that the G8 will look at these matters, and it is as yet a little early to draw any conclusions about how President Mbeki’s mission will be conducted. Others in SADC have a rather more robust view on what is needed than the view that has just been described. In general, it is worth noting that in the recent election, which we have deplored, there were groups, and not only of African states, that believed that nobody should interfere with the decisions of regional groupings on who should be elected, because it had not been done in the past. I differ from that view. Some people plainly cannot add to any realistic or credible discussion because their own record and that of their country is beyond the pale.
Subjects
Africa; Foreign relations; Public appointments; Zimbabwe; Southern African Development Community; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c762-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the Minister of State for Climate Change and the Environment and I have already condemned publicly the decision to appoint Zimbabwe asthe chair of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. The United Kingdom, with 20 other EU and like-minded states that are members of the commission, voted against Francis Nhema’s candidacy. On behalf of all EU member states, including the United Kingdom, the EU presidency then made a statement expressing deep concern that a representative from Zimbabwe should become chair. It will undoubtedly damage the commission’s work and credibility.
My Lords, the Minister of State for Climate Change and the Environment and I have already condemned publicly the decision to appoint Zimbabwe asthe chair of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. The United Kingdom, with 20 other EU and like-minded states that are members of the commission, voted against Francis Nhema’s candidacy. On behalf of all EU member states, including the United Kingdom, the EU presidency then made a statement expressing deep concern that a representative from Zimbabwe should become chair. It will undoubtedly damage the commission’s work and credibility.
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Blaker
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
What is their response to the election of Zimbabwe to the chair of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c762
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Absolutely, my Lords. If we had that kind of ethical standard, these problems would not arise in the way in which we have described them.
Absolutely, my Lords. If we had that kind of ethical standard, these problems would not arise in the way in which we have described them.
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Luce
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, does the Minister agree that Mugabe has betrayed his own country and blamed all his problems on colonialism, which is long past? African leaders would best serve their own people on the continent by turning and following the inspired leadership of Mandela who, when President of the Republic of South Africa, always put the interests of his country first.
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c764
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I do not think that there is any chance that Robert Mugabe will decide to let in further observers, nor do I think that any conditions imposed on him are likely to change his view on that. International funds go into multinational institutions where, generally speaking, they are used for policies that apply right across Africa. I hope that the poverty programmes run by the bank, which reach the poorest people on the continent, will not be impeded simply because Africans have not stopped Robert Mugabe and his cohort from occupying these positions.
My Lords, I do not think that there is any chance that Robert Mugabe will decide to let in further observers, nor do I think that any conditions imposed on him are likely to change his view on that. International funds go into multinational institutions where, generally speaking, they are used for policies that apply right across Africa. I hope that the poverty programmes run by the bank, which reach the poorest people on the continent, will not be impeded simply because Africans have not stopped Robert Mugabe and his cohort from occupying these positions.
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Park of Monmouth
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I have two questions. First, I see that Zimbabwe will also be on the executive of the African Development Bank. It is also the vice-chairman of COMESA. Will any G8 funds be used to support those enterprises, which might be at risk from being dealt with, I am sorry to say, by the Zimbabwean Government? Secondly, can we ensure that, now that the United Nations has appointed Zimbabwe to a post, the latter will let in UN inquirers and special representatives such as Anna Tibaijuka to report on the internal situation in that country, which so far Mugabe has refused to allow?
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c764
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, on the last point, just for clarity, there is no change in our position: people who are on the list of those not allowed to travel to the EU remain on that list. On the more general question, that point is consistently made in diplomatic discussions with African nations and it has a real impact. President al-Bashir has quite rightly not been elected as chairman of the African Union. That resulted from all the work that was done in Africa by friends in Africa, by the European Union and by many in the United Nations. Such an unfortunate election should not be taken as the norm or as something that we would not resist in future.
My Lords, on the last point, just for clarity, there is no change in our position: people who are on the list of those not allowed to travel to the EU remain on that list. On the more general question, that point is consistently made in diplomatic discussions with African nations and it has a real impact. President al-Bashir has quite rightly not been elected as chairman of the African Union. That resulted from all the work that was done in Africa by friends in Africa, by the European Union and by many in the United Nations. Such an unfortunate election should not be taken as the norm or as something that we would not resist in future.
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Anderson of Swansea
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, this is not the first time that the principle of Buggins’s turn adopted by the African countries has led to absurdities. One thinks of Libya going into the chair of the United Nations human rights organisation and the President of Sudan almost becoming president of the African Union. Can we not make clear to our friends in Africa that they are devaluing themselves and international organisations by this practice? But are we not in danger ourselves of being accused of hypocrisy if we allow the EU-Africa summit in December under the Portuguese presidency to issue an invitation to President Mugabe?
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c763
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, let us start with a slightly more practical point: he is also on the banned list. That is one of the reasons why, in my view, he will be incapable of properly fulfilling the responsibilities of the post to which he has just been elected. Some people probably should be indicted, and he may well be one of them, but no Government can simply indict people whom individual NGOs suddenly decide should be indicted. The list of indictees would be very extensive and probably beyond the scope of any Government.
My Lords, let us start with a slightly more practical point: he is also on the banned list. That is one of the reasons why, in my view, he will be incapable of properly fulfilling the responsibilities of the post to which he has just been elected. Some people probably should be indicted, and he may well be one of them, but no Government can simply indict people whom individual NGOs suddenly decide should be indicted. The list of indictees would be very extensive and probably beyond the scope of any Government.
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Avebury
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, was not Francis Nhema, the Environment Minister appointed to the commission mentioned by the Minister, also a Minister at the time of Operation Murambatsvina, when 700,000 people were thrown out of their homes and lost their livelihoods? Has the noble Lord seen the report by the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions which declares that this was a crime against humanity justiciable by the International Criminal Court? On the basis of its legal opinion and the report made by the UN envoy, Anna Tibaijuka, would it be possible for the International Criminal Court to issue indictments against this gentleman?
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c763-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What is their response to the election of Zimbabwe to the chair of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.
What is their response to the election of Zimbabwe to the chair of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.
Asked by
Lord Blaker
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
24 May 2007
Answered on
24 May 2007
My Lords, the Minister of State for Climate Change and the Environment and I have already condemned publicly the decision to appoint Zimbabwe asthe chair of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. The United Kingdom, with 20 other EU and like-minded states that are members of the commission, voted against Francis Nhema’s candidacy. On behalf of all EU member states, including the United Kingdom, the EU presidency then made a statement expressing deep concern that a representative from Zimbabwe should become chair. It will undoubtedly damage the commission’s work and credibility.
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
24 May 2007
Reference
692 c762
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will take steps to disassociate the United Kingdom and the European Union from the appointment of Francis Nhema as chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, in light of his tenure as Environment and Tourism Minister in the Government of Zimbabwe.
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will take steps to disassociate the United Kingdom and the European Union from the appointment of Francis Nhema as chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, in light of his tenure as Environment and Tourism Minister in the Government of Zimbabwe.
Asked by
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 May 2007
The EU called for the vote against the nomination of Francis Nhema as chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and the UK, with 20 other EU and like-minded states, voted against his candidacy. On behalf of all EU member states, the EU presidency made a statement following the vote which expressed deep concern that a representative from Zimbabwe should become chair as this will have a negative impact on the commission’s work and on the commission’s credibility. Both I and my honourable friend the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Ian Pearson, on behalf of the Government, have since publicly condemned the decision to appoint a Zimbabwean Minister to this position. Zimbabwe's catastrophic economic decline is in large part due to disastrous agricultural and energy policies, environmental degradation and unsustainable rural development. The impact on the human rights of those, particularly ordinary Zimbabwean farm workers, who have either been dispossessed or directly targeted as a consequence of Mugabe’s policies towards agriculture is well known.
Subjects
Public appointments; Zimbabwe; UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Nhema, Francis
Date
21 May 2007
Reference
3767; 692 c87-8WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what matters the Government plan to raise at the UN Commission for Sustainable Development in New York in April.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what matters the Government plan to raise at the UN Commission for Sustainable Development in New York in April.
Asked by
Fabian Hamilton
(Labour)
Answered by
Ian Pearson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 March 2007
For answer on
15 March 2007
Answered on
22 March 2007
I have been asked to reply.The 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) takes place in New York from the 30 April to 11 May 2007. The topics under discussion were agreed in the 2003 multi-year programme of work, which operates in two-yearly cycles, with one review year and one policy year. We are currently in the second, policy year of discussions on the cluster of climate change, industrial development, energy for sustainable development, and air pollution and atmosphere.The UK will be working, through the EU, to secure action-oriented outcomes in each of the thematic sectors. In particular, the EU is looking to foster a transition to a global low carbon economy, with diversified energy policies included in national sustainable development strategies and plans by 2010, with priority to energy efficiency, renewable energies and improved access to sustainable and affordable energy services for all. The EU has also called for a basket of voluntary commitments on access to energy, energy efficiency and renewables, and a review mechanism to assess progress.We are also working to ensure an integrated approach through including these issues in national sustainable development strategies, poverty reduction strategies and national development plans. We believe that full consideration of the interlinkages and cross-cutting issues is fundamental to good policy-making.In addition, we want to ensure that the work of the CSD is complementary to and supports, rather than cuts across, the discussions and negotiations under the United Nations Forum Convention on Climate Change and its associated Kyoto protocol.
Subjects
UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
22 March 2007
Reference
458 c1093-4W; 128143
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to attend the 15th UN Commission on Sustainable Development in New York in April.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to attend the 15th UN Commission on Sustainable Development in New York in April.
Asked by
Fabian Hamilton
(Labour)
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 March 2007
For answer on
15 March 2007
Answered on
22 March 2007
The 15th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development will take place in New York from 30 April to 11 May 2007. The four main themes this year are, Energy for Sustainable Development, Air Pollution/Atmosphere, Industrial Development and Climate Change. We are currently considering ministerial attendance with DEFRA.
Subjects
UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
22 March 2007
Reference
458 c1094W; 128144
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Minister from his Department will be attending the Commission on Sustainable Development in New York in April.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Minister from his Department will be attending the Commission on Sustainable Development in New York in April.
Asked by
Tom Brake
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2005
For answer on
6 April 2005
Answered on
6 April 2005
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which Minister from his Department will be attending the
Commission on Sustainable Development in New York in April. [214552]
Hilary Benn: The Department will provide expert and senior policy support to the representatives of the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs, who lead on this issue.
Subjects
Sustainable development; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
432 c1471W;432 c1467W; 214552
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on (a) the positions taken by her delegation at the 12th Commission on Sustainable Development in New York and (b) the outcome of that meeting. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 10 May...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on (a) the positions taken by her delegation at the 12th Commission on Sustainable Development in New York and (b) the outcome of that meeting. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 10 May...
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Elliot Morley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 May 2004
For answer on
12 May 2004
Answered on
12 May 2004
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on (a) the
positions taken by her delegation at the 12 Commission on Sustainable Development in New York and (b) the outcome of that meeting.
[172020]
Mr. Morley :[holding answer 10 May 2004]: The Twelfth UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 12) met in New York from
19 to 30 April to review progress towards implementation of the Millennium Development Goals and World Summit on Sustainable
Development (WSSD) commitments on water, sanitation and human settlements. Over 100 Ministers attended the ministerial segment (28
to 30 April) including my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and myself, along with senior representatives of the major
UN and other international institutions. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan addressed the opening session.
The UK delegation, led by the Secretary of State, played a leading role at CSD 12, in concert with EU partners, in identifying
obstacles to progress and examples of best practice. Amongst the priorities we identified were: incorporation of water, sanitation
and human settlements issues in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and national Sustainable development strategies; integrated water
resource management plans to be in place by 2005; innovative financial mechanisms, such as the UK's proposed International Finance
Facility; promotion of small-scale local initiatives and partnerships; and improved coordination between UN agencies and with
international financial institutions.
CSD 12 raised the profile of these issues and stimulated inclusive and interactive debate by all parties. The Chairman's Summary of
the ministerial segment recognises that we are not yet on track to meet the targets, identifies the main obstacles faced and picks
up on most of the UK's priorities. It also sets out a number of challenges to be addressed in the second year of the cycle on water,
sanitation and human settlements, culminating at CSD 13 in May 2005, which has the task of agreeing the policy responses needed to
get back on track with these international targets.
Subjects
Sustainable development; UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
12 May 2004
Reference
421 c342-3W; 172020
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to make available to the general public information on the work of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. - Including ref to http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/index.html and Cm 5898 The United Kingdom in the United...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to make available to the general public information on the work of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. - Including ref to http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/index.html and Cm 5898 The United Kingdom in the United...
Asked by
Llew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Elliot Morley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 September 2003
For answer on
18 September 2003
Answered on
18 September 2003
Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she has taken to make available to the
general public information on the work of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. [130358]
Mr. Morley: The work of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is communicated comprehensively through the
United Nations1 own website http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/ index.html and wider communications programme. Our own UK Government
Sustainable development website http://www.sustainable-deveiopment.gov.uk/ contains a link to this site. Non-governmental
stakeholders are consulted by HMG officials prior to the UK's attendance at these meetings, and are usually represented on the
Government delegation. CSD's work is also included in Command Paper 5898 "The United Kingdom in the United Nations" published this
month http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/Cm5898.pdf, copies of which were deposited in the HoC Library on Friday 5 September.
Subjects
UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Date
18 September 2003
Reference
130358; 410 c933W;410 c931W
House
House of Commons