14 May 2012: The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Government of Israel have entered into an agreement to increase cooperation on food security, water management, women's empowerment, and industrial development in Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
14 May 2012: Asian countries recently discussed the development and use of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora's (CITES) e-permitting systems, and e-permitting's role in promoting legal, sustainable and traceable international trade in CITES-listed species.
12 May 2012: The UN Pavilion has opened at the International Exposition 2012 (Expo 2012) in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, under the theme "Oceans and Coasts: Connecting Our Lives, Ensuring Our Future—The Choice is Yours." The Expo is the first international exposition focusing on ocean, coasts and islands in international recognition of their role, and is organized around the overall theme "The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities."
11 May 2012: An informal ministerial meeting took place to address small island developing States’ (SIDS) position for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), on 9 May 2012, in Bridgetown, Barbados. Representatives of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) stressed a focus on “the day after Rio." Other delegates addressed issues relating to utilization of ocean resources; gender aspects of resource access; principles of rotation between Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and South China Sea (AIMS), Pacific and Caribbean; and strengthening of governance structures.
11 May 2012: The 38th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed the new Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. The new guidelines outline principles and practice for governments to refer to when making laws and policies on land, fisheries and forest rights. They aim to promote food security and sustainable development by improving access to resources and protecting stakeholders' rights.
11 May 2012: The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced that Thailand’s Prime Minster, Yingluck Shinawatra, has joined the Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign, a joint initiative of the UNWTO and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The initiative aims to rally support for tourism among world leaders, encouraging them to acknowledge tourism’s key role in delivering more sustained and balanced growth, and to give the sector greater priority in national policies.
10 May 2012: The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Republic of Korea have agreed to expand their cooperation on various issues, including green industry. Current cooperation takes place through various ministries and organizations, such as the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, and addresses preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), as well as issuing joint publications on green growth and green industry.
8 May 2012: The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has released the May 2012 issue of its newsletter, which includes articles on the UNEP FI Position Paper on the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), and a sustainable shipping partnership.
This meeting will seek to provide an opportunity for coordinating and facilitating effective stakeholder participation to ensure that stakeholder concerns in regard to advancing the country’s sustainable development agenda are articulated and captured in the national position papers.
10 May 2012: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released its regional human development report for Asia Pacific, titled "One Planet to Share – Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate." The report emphasizes that, to achieve a shift to a greener economy, countries in the region will need to change their production patterns, including in the energy, industrial and agricultural sectors.
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Sustainable Energy |
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Climate Change |
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Sustainable Development (UNCSD) |
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Biodiversity |
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) |
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African Regional Coverage (ARC) |
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Latin America & Caribbean Regional Coverage (LARC) |
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