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Photograph of Gro Harlem Brundtland.
Gro Harlem Brundtland, first head of the commission.

The Brundtland Commission, formerly the World Commission on Environment and Development, was a sub-organization of the United Nations (UN) that aimed to unite countries in pursuit of sustainable development. It was founded in 1983 when Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, appointed Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, as chairperson of the commission. Brundtland was chosen due to her strong background in the sciences and public health.

The Brundtland Commission officially dissolved in 1987 after releasing Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report. The document popularized the term "sustainable development" and won the Grawemeyer Award in 1991.[1] In 1988, the Center for Our Common Future replaced the commission.

  1. ^ "1991- The United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03.

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