13 May 2012: The First Stakeholder Forum of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) took place from 9-10 May 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa, with the aim of progressing on the AEEP 2020 targets to radically improve African deployment of renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy access, and energy security.
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.
April 2012: Together with civil society organizations (CSOs), the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All has participated in a civil society consultation process on the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative.
April 2012: The Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) has published the latest issues of its biodiversity and society bulletin, called “Biosoc,” and its monthly newsletter. The PCLG is a multi-stakeholder forum, coordinated by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), for promoting dialogue and fostering learning on the links between biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction.
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: At the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordination Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser called on NAM members to support their initiatives ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), as well as a strong outcome for the Conference.
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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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