Nikhil Seth Talks Global Sustainability

Tuesday April 14th: United Nations representative Nikhil Seth presents on global sustainability as part of a series of talks sponsored by INSAF, the International South Asia Forum.

The department of International Studies, the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, and INSAF (International South Asia Forum) welcomed Nikhil Seth, the Director of the Division for Sustainable Development within the United Nations for a discussion, “An Action Agenda for Our Planet and All People.”

Nikhil Seth is currently the Director of the Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). In this role he served as head of the Rio+20 secretariat and of the secretariat for the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, spearheading the preparations for these conferences in Rio, Brazil, and Apia, Samoa. He is also closely engaged in coordinating and advancing their follow-up. Mr. Seth’s Division is also responsible for supporting the intergovernmental negotiations for the post-2015 development agenda.
 
Our sincerest thanks to Mr. Seth for a wonderful evening. It was truly an honor to have him join us.
Professor Amit Bhattacharyya (International Studies) welcomes Nikhil Seth. Professor Amit Bhattacharyya (International Studies) welcomes Nikhil Seth.

Nikhil Seth presents to the MMC community, Tuesday 4/14 Nikhil Seth presents to the MMC community, Tuesday 4/14  MMC students and faculty pose with Director Nikhil Seth MMC students and faculty pose with Director Nikhil Seth

 

Published: April 16, 2015