Sustainable Development Challenges 2013

The World Economic and Social Survey 2013: Sustainable Development Challenges was launched today in Geneva by the Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Shamshad Akhtar, and the Chief of the Development Strategy and Policy Analysis Unit of DPAD, Willem Van Der Geest, during the High-level session of the Economic and Social Council. The Survey focuses on the challenges that will have to be addressed to achieve sustainable development. The UN Conference on Sustainable Development—Rio+20—set out a framework for action and follow-up. The Survey zooms in on three critical challenges – food security, energy transformation and sustainable cities.