Posted on 20 June 2012 by admin
By Thalif Deen
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 20 (Terra Viva) U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon provided a frightening scenario of the not-too-distant future to over 100 world leaders present at the opening Wednesday of the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro. Continue Reading
Posted on 06 June 2012 by admin
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 6, 2012 (IPS) – Amidst much political fanfare, the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro concluded with the adoption of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and the landmark Agenda 21 blueprint for a sustainable future in the 21st century.
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Posted on 01 June 2012 by admin
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 1, 2012 (IPS) – As the international community readies for a global mega- conference on sustainable development in Brazil mid-June, the United Nations is determined to practice what it preaches to the outside world: improve resource efficiency and drastically reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions.
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Posted on 25 May 2012 by admin
Thalif Deen
Nações Unidas, 25/5/2012, (IPS) – O secretário-geral da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU), Ban Ki-moon, expressou sua frustração pela falta de progressos substanciais nas discussões sobre um plano de ação a ser aprovado na ConferĂŞncia das Nações Unidas sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Rio+20).
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