Brundtland Commission

The Brundtland Commission, formerly the World Commission on Environment and Development, was a sub-organization of the <a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a> (UN) that aimed to unite countries in pursuit of <a href="/facts/Sustainable_development/zGqWBsaK">sustainable development</a>. It was founded in 1983 when <a href="/facts/Javier_P%25C3%25A9rez_de_Cu%25C3%25A9llar/yWyerEte">Javier Pérez de Cuéllar</a>, the <a href="/facts/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations/2nNU9WMu">Secretary-General of the United Nations</a>, appointed <a href="/facts/Gro_Harlem_Brundtland/S7pnXhKd">Gro Harlem Brundtland</a>, former <a href="/facts/Prime_Minister_of_Norway/Y1wx9o2V">Prime Minister of Norway</a>, as chairperson of the commission. Brundtland was chosen due to her strong background in the sciences and <a href="/facts/Public_health/4563Kre9">public health</a>.
The Brundtland Commission officially dissolved in 1987 after releasing <a href="/facts/Our_Common_Future/CRbBojtB">Our Common Future</a>, also known as the Brundtland Report. The document popularized the term "sustainable development" and won the <a href="/facts/Grawemeyer_Award/I95oon0l">Grawemeyer Award</a> in 1991. In 1988, the Center for Our Common Future replaced the commission.

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