The US Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with The Citizens Network
for Sustainable Development and US members of the UN CSD NGO Sustainable
Agriculture/Food Systems (SAFS) Caucus, invites you to:
A Second consultation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and NGOs in
preparation for the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development and
Integrated Planning and Management of Land Resources sessions of the UN
Commission on Sustainable Development, 8th Session at UN Headquarters, New
York, April, 2000
WHEN:
Thursday, February 17th from 2-3 pm Eastern Standard Time
WHERE:
Room 108A, Whitten Building
US Department of Agriculture, Washington , DC 20250
12th and Jeferson Drive, SW
Smithsonian Metro Stop
Topics will include:
- preparing for CSD 8 Intersessional February 22-March 3rd, 2000
- considering priority topics and outcomes for CSD 8
To be prepared for the consultation, please refer to the following websites:
The official Reports of the Secretary-General which will form the basis
for discussion at the Intercessional Meeting of the CSD (February 22 -
March 3) are located at the CSD website at:
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd8/csd8_docs.htm
Teleconferencing will be available. Call-in lines are:
Metro DC -- 202 720-8436
Outside of Metro DC -- 800 832-7259
To facilitate broad participation from other parts of the country, please
plan to attend in person if in the DC area and meet for a group call-in if
in New York.
For further information, please contact:
USDA: Ann Carey (Phone - 202 690-0511; Fax: 202 690-4390; Email:
Ann.Carey@usda.gov
OR
SAFS Caucus: Linda Elswick (Phone - 202 778-6119; Fax: 202 778-6134;
Email: ipsa@igc.org
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