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There was a time of optimism and progress in the 1960s, when there was greater hope for a braver new world, and for progressive international ideas. Gro harlem brundtland former directorgeneral, world health organization a medical doctor and master of public health mph, gro harlem brundtland spent 10 years as a physician and scientist in the norwegian public health system. Brundtlandkommisionens bog our common future tidligere norske statsminister gro harlem brundtland som formand. The document came to be known as the brundtland report after the commissions chairwoman, gro harlem brundtland. Our common future, also known as the brundtland report, from the united nations world commission on environment and development wced was published in 1987 its targets were multilateralism and interdependence of nations in the search for a sustainable development path. Following the 1983 world commission on environment and development wced, chaired by gro harlem brundtland, a 1987 report named our common future was published, defining sustainable development as. T he brundtland report is probably the most famous document regarding sustainable development. Our common future, also known as the brundtland report in recognition of former norwegian prime minister gro harlem brundtlands role as chair of the. Gro harlem brundtland, a former prime minister of norway and a former directorgeneral of the world health organization, is a cochair of the global preparedness monitoring board. Our common future, also known as the brundtland report in recognition of former norwegian prime minister gro harlem brundtlands role as chair of the world commission on environment and development wced, was published in by the united nations through the oxford university press.
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