[Rio+20 Info Group] RELEASE: CSO SE4All Statement

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We at Ethical Markets Media fully support this Statement and hope that signers will also join in signing our statement on Transforming Finance and a Financial Transactions Tax, Hazel Henderson, Editor CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT Governments and the UN should support a more ambitious, accountable and people-driven Sustainable Energy for All …

URGENT – Call to Action – 5th UN World Conference on Women in 2015

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A Call to Action in support of a Fifth World UN Conference of Women in 2015 (5WCW) Become part of its realization! April 2012 A statement by Elly Pradervand – WWSF CEO Member of the core lobby group since 2005 for a 5WCW For the past decades, a series of …

Newsletter – Rio+20: Making it Happen Volume 2, Issue 24, 30 Dec 2011

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Demographic trends are placing more pressure on water-stressed regions than ever before. With the global population expected to increase by up to 50 per-cent in the next fifty years, sustainable management of water resources will present a significant development challenge. In Volume 2, Issue 24, the Rio+20: Making it Happen …

UN Officials Link Rio+20 Success to International Solidarity

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Latest News – 22 December 2011 Last Update for 2011 We_at_IISD RS wish you all the best for this holiday season and throughout the coming year. We will resume publication of our knowledgebases on 3 January 2012. Thank you for your support during 2011. continued… UN Officials Link Rio+20 Success …

Durban Delegates Briefed on Rio+20 Preparations

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Durban Delegates Briefed on Rio+20 Preparations 7_December 2011: The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Secretariat and Brazilian Government organized a “Briefing on Rio+20 Preparations” on the sidelines of the Durban Climate Change Conference. continued… UNGA Adopts Resolution on Sustainable …

Rio+20: Making it Happen Volume 2, Issue 8 Highlights UNCSD-CSD Linkages

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Rio+20: Making it Happen Volume 2, Issue 8 Highlights UNCSD-CSD Linkages 29_April_2011: Rio+20: Making It Happen, Volume 2, Issue 8, highlights the third workshop on “Green Economy Pathways,” which was co-organized by the UN General Assembly and the Group of Friends on the Thematic Debate on Green Economy, as well …

Madrid Dialogue with GSP Calls for Ambitious Climate Action, Just Green Transition

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A publication of IISD Reporting Services Madrid Dialogue with GSP Calls for Ambitious Climate Action, Just Green Transition 12_April_2011: At a dialogue organized by Sustainlabour in Madrid, international trade unions met with the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) and business and NGO representatives, to call for decisive …

Summary Of The Second Session Of The Preparatory Committee For The Un Conference On Sustainable Development

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Volume 27 Number 03 – Friday, 11 March 2011 SUMMARY OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE UN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 7-8 MARCH 2011 The second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom II) for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio 2012) convened …