UNDESA
16 Jan 2012
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) SIDS Unit, in consultation with AOSIS and in cooperation with members of the Inter-Agency Consultative Group on SIDS, are convening a series of regional SIDS Rio+20 preparatory meetings. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/uncsd-subregional-preparatory-meeting-for-aims/ ]
16 Jan 2012
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), with technical support from the UN Economic and Social Commission's (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, will hold a UNCSD preparatory event for the Caribbean. The PrepCom will be organized in conjunction with the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/uncsd-...
16 Jan 2012
This policy-year session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) will negotiate policy options related to the thematic cluster for the CSD 18-19 cycle: transport, chemicals, waste management, mining and the Ten-Year Framework of Programmes (10YFP) on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Patterns. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/csd-19/ ]
16 Jan 2012
The Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM) will prepare for the policy-year session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), which will negotiate policy options related to the thematic cluster for the CSD 18-19 cycle: transport, chemicals, waste management, mining and the Ten-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns. The IPM will include a SIDS Special Day, consisting of interactive discussions to outline innovative policy options to...
16 Jan 2012
The UN General Assembly, in December 2009, adopted a resolution calling for a UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) to be convened in Brazil in 2012 (also referred to as Rio+20). The resolution established the dates for the preparatory committees leading to the event, and indicates the event should be focused on: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication; and the institutional framework for sustainable development. [ for more information: http...
