A career diplomat, Mr. Sha Zukang became the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs on 1 July 2007. As such, he heads the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, which is responsible for the follow-up to the major United Nations Summits and Conferences, and services the Second and Third Committees of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council as well as the vast majority of its functional commissions and expert bodies. He also convenes the Executive Committee on Economic and Social Affairs, the UN Secretariat?s network for joint planning and initiatives on development.
Mr. Sha Zukang has varied experience with multilateral organizations and international conferences. He was Chairman of the Preparatory Committee and Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 11th session from 2003 to 2004, President of the Trade and Development Board, 50th Session of UNCTAD, Chairperson of the Government group of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization from 2002 to 2003, and member of the UN Secretary-General?s Advisory Board on Disarmament matters from 1994 to 1999. In addition, he has served as president, vice-president, chairperson, coordinator and expert in many international conferences in the field of arms control, trade, intellectual property, social affairs, and telecommunications, among others.
Mr. Sha Zukang established the Department of Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and became its first Director-General. He participated, as chief negotiator or representative of the Chinese government, in the negotiation and review of many important international treaties on arms control and disarmament such as Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Chemical Weapons Convention, Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. He made great contributions to mine clearance in China and many parts of the world. He encouraged the development of Chinese non-governmental organizations, and facilitated the opening of offices in China by international organizations.
His postings in diplomatic missions abroad included London, Colombo, New Delhi, New York and Geneva. Prior to assuming his present position in the United Nations, he was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Chinese Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Mr. Sha was born in September 1947. He is a native of Jiangsu Province and is married, with one son. He is a graduate of Nanjing University, China. He is fluent in English and has some proficiency in French.
WELCOME REMARKS
BY
MR. SHA ZUKANG
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE 2012 UN CONFERENCE
ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (RIO+20)
BUSINESS ACTION FOR SUSTAINBLE DEVELOPMENT 2012 (BASD 2012)
Closing plenary session of the BASD 2012 Business Day, titled "Final Inputs to Rio+20"
Riocentro, Pavilion 3, Conference room 1, 19 June – 9:30 a.m.
OPENING STATEMENT
BY
MR. SHA ZUKANG
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE 2012 UN CONFERENCE
ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (RIO+20)
UNCTAD side event on “Building Green Economies: Moving from negotiations to Capacity building – UNCTAD’s technical cooperation responses to the Rio+20 Summit”
Riocentro, T-6 (9:00 am) , Rio de Janeiro, 20 June 2012
BY
MR. SHA ZUKANG
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE 2012 UN CONFERENCE
ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (RIO+20)
Ceremonial opening of the Conference
Rio de Janeiro, Pavilion 5, Plenary Hall, 20 June 2012
Plenary Meeting of the Pre-Conference Informal Consultations
Riocentro, Rio de Janeiro, 19 June 2012
Riocentro, Pavilion 3, Conference room 1, 19 June – 9:30 a.m.
China Pavilion, Athletes Park, Rio de Janeiro, 19 June 2012
GLOBAL FORUM ON ELECTRIC MOBILITY & CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
Rio de Janeiro, 18 June
SEE SIDE EVENT:
CHINA GOING GREEN – FORUM ON CIVIL SOCIETY AND GREEN ECONOMY IN CHINA
UNEP Pavilion, Athletes Park, Rio de Janeiro, 18 June 2012
Meeting Challenges for the Urban Future
China Pavilion, Athletes Park, Rio de Janeiro, 17 June 2012-3 :30 p.m.
UNEP-Bright Moon Joint Event
Summit on Green Economy and Sustainable Development
Sheraton Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, 17 June-9:00 a.m.
High-level Closing Plenary
World Summit of Legislators
Rio de Janeiro, 17 June.
Mobilizing Voluntary Stakeholder Contributions for an Inclusive Green Economy
Riocentro, conference room T-6, 16 June 2012
CHINA’S PROGRESS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPECTATIONS OF RIO+20
Riocentro, T-2 (1 :30pm) , Rio de Janeiro, 16 June 2012
RIO 1992 COMMERATIVE CEREMONY
Rio de Janeiro, 15 June 2012
Delivered by Ms. Elizabeth Thompson
Executive Coordinator
GLOBAL COMPACT RIO+20 CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY FORUM
OPENING PLENARY
Windsor Barra, Rio de Janeiro, 15 June 2012
PRESS BRIEFING FOR BRAZIL-BASED MEDIA
Rio de Janeiro, 13 June 2012
INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE RIO+20 DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT
New York, 2 June 2012
3rd Intersessional Meeting for Rio+20
First Round of Informal-Informal Negotiations on Zero Draft of Outcome Document
in Brasilia, Brazil
in Edmonton, Alberta
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Secretary-General of the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Secretary-General of the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Secretary-General of the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Secretary-General of the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development
2nd Intersessional Meeting for Rio 20, New York, 16 December 2011
CHINA NATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS 2011
Changsha, China, 18 November 2011
High-level International Forum on Ecosystem Management and Green Economy
Beijing, 18 November 2011
THE WATER, ENERGY AND FOOD SECURITY NEXUS ? SOLUTIONS FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY
Briefing of all Member States on the substantive preparations for Rio +20
Conference Room 4 (NLB), New York, 4 November 2011, 10:00 a.m.
The Asian and Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
Opening Statement
Regional Preparatory Meeting for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
Concluding remarks, Delhi Ministerial Dialogue
Delivered by Mr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Co-ordination & Inter-Agency Affairs
Delivered by Mr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Co-ordiantion & Inter-Agency Affairs
Opening statement, Delhi Ministerial Dialogue
High-Level Dialogue on Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development in Solo, Indonesia
High-Level Dialogue on Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development in Solo, Indonesia
WTO Headquarter, Geneva
Remarks by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Secretary-General of The 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development