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Sustainable Development Issues and the United Nations

This section introduces sustainable development issue areas, and provides an overview of what the United Nations is undertaking to address these questions. Each document includes an outline of the issues and the challenges being faced; discusses the main activities, programmes and other work the United Nations system (including UN programmes, funds, commissions, specialized agencies and other related actors) is undertaking; and provides links to other related sites.