The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was established by the UN General Assembly in December 1992 to ensure effective follow-up of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit. The Commission is responsible for reviewing progress in the implementation of Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; as well as providing policy guidance to follow up the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) at the local, national, regional and international levels.

The CSD meets annually in New York, in two-year cycles, with each cycle focusing on specific thematic and cross-sectoral issues. The issues for each cycle can be found here.

Forth implementation cycle
CSD-19, 2011
CSD-18, 3-14 May 2010

Third implementation cycle
CSD-17, 4-15 May 2009
CSD-16, 5-16 May 2008

Second implementation cycle
CSD-15, 30 April - 11 May 2007
CSD-14, 1-12 May 2006

First implementation cycle
CSD-13, 11-22 April 2005
CSD-12, 14-30 April 2004