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		<title>UNGA Sets Dates for 2014 SIDS Conference</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a decision on the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), with details on the Conference's dates, location, and related activities.]]></description>
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		<title>GWP Reports on 22 National Consultations on Water and Post-2015 Development Agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Water Partnership (GWP) released the 'National Stakeholder Consultation on Water: Supporting the Post-2015 Development Agenda,' which describes 22 national consultations that it organized on water resources and wastewater management, as well as quality and water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) from February to May 2013. ]]></description>
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		<title>ECOSOC Debate on Global Economic Governance Emphasizes Inclusive System</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During an informal ECOSOC debate on the UN's role in global economic governance, ECOSOC President Néstor Osorio said a more effective and inclusive global governance system is necessary to ensure the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are achieved and an actionable post-2015 development agenda is established.]]></description>
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		<title>Global Land Forum Declaration Commits to Land Rights for Indigenous Peoples and Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Global Land Forum meeting held in Antigua, Guatemala from 23-27 April 2013, members of the International Land Coalition (ILC) agreed to a series of commitments in the 'Antigua Declaration' related to securing tenure for responsible land governance. ]]></description>
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		<title>Report on Strengthening ECOSOC Highlights Need for &quot;Transformative Vision&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The co-facilitators of the UN General Assembly's (UNGA) process to review the implementation of Resolution 61/16 on the strengthening of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) have released a report summarizing the seven open-ended consultations held in New York between December 2012 and February 2013. The report covers the general trends and potential deliverables that emerged from the discussions, and includes draft elements for a resolution.]]></description>
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		<title>EEA Study Highlights Green Growth Benefits of Environmental Tax Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a series of studies that the European Environment Agency (EEA) undertook on the potential for fiscal reform in Spain, Italy, Ireland and Portugal - EU countries affected by the current economic crisis - environmental taxes can achieve environmental objectives while raising revenues and they have a "less negative effect on GDP compared to other types of taxes, such as direct taxes."]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN High-level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP) has met to review a second draft of the Panel report. An HLP statement said the meeting, held on 13-15 May 2013, in New York, US, called for "a renewed Global Partnership that enables a transformative, people-centered and planet-sensitive development agenda, realized through the equal partnership of all stakeholders."]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Communique Calls on HLP to Address Fragility</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participants at the Third Global Meeting of the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (IDPS) have issued 'The Washington Communique,' appealing to the UN High-level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP) to tackle conflict and fragility. ]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian Diplomat Succeeds Pascal Lamy as WTO Head</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WTO General Council approved the appointment of Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the next Director-General of the WTO.]]></description>
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		<title>FAO Governance of Tenure Newsletter Highlights Achievements since Endorsement of Voluntary Guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released the May newsletter on the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure Governance Initiative, which provides an overview of successes achieved over the past year and planned activities for the near future. Noting the endorsement of the global guidelines by the Committee on World Food Security in May 2012, the newsletter describes the recognition of the Voluntary Guidelines in declarations of the G8, G20, and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) meetings. ]]></description>
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