That the AIDS pandemic is threatening sustainable development in Africa only reinforces the reality that health is at the center of sustainable development.

med. In 2007 Bruntlandt was working for Pepsi as a consultant. In 2006 Brundtland was a member of the Panel of Eminent Persons who reviewed the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

She now serves as a Special Envoy on Climate Change for the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. She served three terms as Prime Minister of Norway (1981 1986–89 1990–96) and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization. Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɡruː hɑːɭɛm brʉntlɑnː] ([Image] listen)) (born Gro Harlem 20 April 1939) is a Norwegian Social democratic politician diplomat and physician and an international leader in sustainable development and public health.