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Rio+20 Informal Issues Brief

March 2012: The Rio+20 Issues Cluster on Innovation has published the March 2012 Informal Rio+20 Issues Brief on Innovation, titled ???Innovation for Sustainable Development,???
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Synthesis of National Reports for RIO+20

At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups, came together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance soc
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Africa Consensus Statement to Rio+20

We, Ministers of African States, recalling UN Resolution 64/236 calling for the convening of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, otherwise referred to as Rio+20, to be held in Ri
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Briefing on Rio+20 Conference Logistics and Sustainability

Organized by the Government of Brazil and UN DESA Provisional Programme Rio+20 Conference: Concepts and measures taken to enhance sustainability - Mr. Laudemar Aguiar, National Secretary, Brazili
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Rio+20 Major Groups/Civil society Capacity building workshop

Objective: Bringing stakeholders up to speed on the UNCSD/Rio plus 20 process and content Topics of the day: - The formalities of the Rio20 process: Process, logistics, deadlines, structure? what

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Special issue on youth perspectives on Rio+20 (Asia Pacific Mountain Courier, December 2011)

Highlighting the Mountain Agenda for Rio+20 Preparations
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ICP 14 Side event: Challenges and opportunities in implementing the Rio+20 ocean outcomes

A. Background Ocean and coastal issues were a key focus of the Rio+20 Conference, thanks to the strong mobilization of Member States and the broader ocean community. Rio+20, however, was just one ste
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Second Workshop on The Trade Dimension of Rio+20: Key Issues for the Outcome Document

To build negotiators' awareness and knowledge on the trade dimension of Rio+20, UNCTAD, UNDESA and ECLAC organized a 19 January 2012 workshop to inform New York delegations on a wide range of issues a
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Fulfilling the Rio+20 Promises - Reviewing Progress since the UN Conference on Sustainable Developme

The June 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Rio+20, brought together leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector for the most
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Workshop on the Trade Dimension of Rio+20: Unpacking the Issues

It is widely anticipated that the 2012 Rio Conference will reaffirm Principle 12 of the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and Chapter 2 of Agenda 21 to build an efficient and equita
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WFEO statements at Rio+20 Conference

Opening Remarks by WFEO Representative Rio+20 - Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development In the Scientific & Technological Communities Major Group at UNCSD, WFEO has
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The Road to Rio+20: For a development]led green economy

The Road to Rio+20 publications, by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development provide a series of essay compilations, all based around the ewhatf, ewhyf and ehowf of making the tran
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Expert Group meeting on Oceans, Seas and Sustainable Development: Implementation and follow-up to Ri

The Expert Group Meeting on Oceans, Seas and Sustainable Development: Implementation and follow-up to Rio+20 was not an intergovernmental meeting, but represented a two-day meeting for information exc
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International Workshop on Strengthening Planning and Implementation Capacities for Sustainable Devel

Available evidence on the implementation of National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS) points out that countries are at different stages of implementation — some being more advanced than other
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Report of the Arab regional implementation meeting for the twentieth session of the United Nations c

The meeting offered a platform for deliberating and consensus building on the follow-up to the Rio+20 outcomes, identifying and discussing priorities for implementation of Rio+20 outcomes in the Arab

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Expert Group Meeting on SD21 Sustainable Development Scenarios for the Rio+20 Summit

Background
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Major Group: Science & Technology

Statement by the Scientific and Technological Community Major Group Second Intersessional Meeting for Rio+20 15 December 2011 The Scientific and Technological Community worldwide proposes the followin
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Rio+20 Brochure - The Future We Want

Rio+20 ? the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012 - is a historic opportunity to define pathways to a safer, mo
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Egypt

Comments on the Working Document of SDGs Cluster 1 / Focus area 1: Poverty eradication and promoting equality 1- Poverty eradication: Suggested goal: Eradicate poverty in all its forms Suggested t
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Egypt

Comments on the Working Document of SDGs Cluster 1 / Focus area 1: Poverty eradication and promoting equality 1- Poverty eradication: Suggested goal: Eradicate poverty in all its forms Suggested t
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European Union

1 Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States By H.E. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Ambassador, Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations UNCSD 2012 - Rio+2
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Major Groups: Women, Indigenous People and Workers & Trade Unions

New York, 30 April 2012 JOINT STATEMENT BY WOMEN, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND WORKERS AND TRADE UNIONS MAJOR GROUPS On the occasion of the meeting of the Rio+20 Bureau with Major Groups Read by Grace Balawa
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Beyond the WASH Agenda; Strengthening Capacity for Water Resource Management in the Post-2015 Develo

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD/Rio+20) in 2012, recognized “that water is at the core of sustainable development as it is closely linked to a number of key global chal
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Major Groups and Post 2015 Constituency Consultation on Post Rio+20/Post 2015

Agenda May 21, 2013, 9am – 1pm Location: United Nations Foundation 801 Second Ave, Suite 900 (btwn 42nd & 43rd Streets) New York, New York 10017 Objective: Follow-up meeting (2nd) bringing the

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Republic of Korea

1 Statement on behalf of the Republic of Korea By Heung-kyoung Park, Deputy Director General of International Economic Affairs Division on the form and the structure of the zero draft of the outcome d
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I cambiamenti di cui abbiamo bisogno per il futuro che vogliamo (Le raccomandazioni della CIDSE per

Le raccomandazioni della CIDSE per la Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sullo Sviluppo Sostenibile (Rio, 20-22 giugno 2012) La Conferenza di Rio+20 ??? una opportunit??? chiave per costruire sull?eredit
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Brazil and Nicaragua

10th Session of the Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals 31 March - 04 April, 2014 Cluster 3 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition and water and sanitation Statemen
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Fairfood International: The Food Future We Want

On the eve of the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum, Fairfood International has released ???The Food Future We Want???, a set of documents outlining our demands of the food and beverage industry i
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Asia Pacific Regional Science and Technology Workshop

Overarching aims of the Asia Pacific Regional Science and Technology Workshop: o To ensure that the best available science, including social science, is integrated into policy recommendations resul
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Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Science and Technology Workshop

Overarching aims of the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Science and Technology Workshop: o To ensure that the best available science, including social science, is integrated into policy re