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.
Posted on 05 June 2012 by admin
Thalif Deen
Nações Unidas, 5/6/2012, (IPS) – Enquanto os lĂderes da comunidade internacional se preparam para a cĂşpula Rio+20 neste mĂŞs, a Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) parece decidida a praticar o que prega: melhorar sua eficiĂŞncia e reduzir drasticamente suas emissões de gases-estufa.
Posted on 05 June 2012 by admin
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 5, 2012 (IPS) – When the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) takes place in Brazil next week, it will be closely shadowed by another event thousands of kilometres away in the South Korean coastal town of Yeosu: Expo 2012.
Posted on 04 June 2012 by admin
Thalif Deen
Nações Unidas, 4/6/2012, (IPS) – Em uma drástica virada polĂtica antes da ConferĂŞncia das Nações Unidas sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável, a Rio+20, o Canadá anunciou sua disposição de reconhecer o acesso a água e saneamento como um direito humano básico.
Posted on 04 June 2012 by admin
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 4, 2012 (IPS) – After weeklong negotiations, a meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) to finalise a plan of action titled “The Future We Want” for next week’s Rio+20 summit has failed to reach agreement – and deferred a decision to a final three-day session in Brazil.
Posted on 01 June 2012 by admin
Thalif Deen
Nova York, Estados Unidos, 1/6/2012, (IPS) – A CĂşpula da Terra de 1992 no Rio de Janeiro se viu em grande parte desbaratada pela divisĂŁo Norte-Sul: uma batalha entre uma coalizĂŁo de nações industrializadas ricas e o Grupo dos 77 (G-77), atualmente integrado por 134 paĂses em desenvolvimento.
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.
Posted on 31 May 2012 by admin
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, May 31, 2012 (IPS) – Canada, in a dramatic political turnaround, has signaled its willingness to recognise water and sanitation as a basic human right.
Posted on 29 May 2012 by admin
IPS U.N. Bureau Chief Thalif Deen Interviews BRANISLAV GOSOVIC, author and former staffer on the Brundtland Commission on Environment
UNITED NATIONS, May 29, 2012 (IPS) – The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro was to a large extent derailed by a North-South divide: a battle between a coalition of rich industrial nations versus the world’s developing countries led by the Group of 77.
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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