On 16 March 2012 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged governments to consider setting up a new global arrangement that integrates environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development, stressing the need to mobilize public support for an approach that guarantees the well-being of humanity while preserving the planet for future generations.
Presenting the report prepared by his High-level Panel on Global Sustainability to an informal plenary of the General Assembly, Mr. Ban said the team's recommendations address three main topics — empowering people to make sustainable choices; working towards a sustainable economy; and strengthening institutional governance.
"The Panel's vision is to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality, to make growth inclusive and production and consumption more sustainable, while combating climate change and respecting a range of other planetary boundaries," Mr. Ban told the Assembly. The group's final report, "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing" contains 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice and to make it a part of mainstream economic policy as quickly as possible. The Secretary-General highlighted the "nexus approach" of the report that underlines the fact that food, water and energy security are inextricably linked and must be pursued together.
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