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NGO Committee on Sustainable Development Vienna

The Committee

The focus of the committee is on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development. It provides a forum for NGOs interested in discussing and analyzing the work of the UN intergovernmental bodies in the field of sustainable development, as well as the related activities of the Vienna-based UN organizations. It encourages new initiatives and seeks inputs into civil society’s contribution to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in September 2015.

The Board

Statutes

Vice-Treasurer

David Menham
SERVAS

Auditor

Elisabeth Francis
Graduate Women International

Our Aims

Statements

Events

The work we do

The Committee interacts with the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the Vienna-based UN organisations (UNOV, UNIDO, UNODC, IAEA, CTBTO, UNEP) and the Conference of NGOs (CoNGO) as well as the Vienna-based NGO Committees and with other international organisations based in Austria, such as IIASA, IOM.

Campaigning for signing and ratification of the Aarhus Convention
Identifying missing links of crime that affect the environment in international Conventions and try to get in dialogue with member states.
Promoting Civil Society participation in negotiations of new Conventions such as the “Cybercrime Convention”
Advocating for the possibilities and tools provided by UNODC to get involved in the review mechanism of UNTOC, UNCAC
Strengthening civil society voices in UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy 2021-2025