RIO+20
03 Feb 2012
This event was originally scheduled as the third of three "informal informal" consultations to negotiate the draft Outcome Document. The decision taken by the Bureau on 22 December 2011 canceled the February consultations, rendering this meeting the second informal informal consultation. The Bureau subsequently decided to schedule this event for two weeks, from 23 April-4 May. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/third-informal-informal-on-uncsd-outcome-document/ ]
30 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 January 2012: The initial discussions on the “zero draft” of the outcome document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) took place at UN Headquarters in New York, from 25-27 January 2012. The zero draft was developed by the Co-Chairs and Bureau of the UNCSD Preparatory Committee.
In their opening statements, delegates agreed that the draft would serve as the basis for negotiations between now and the Conference, scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
27 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 January 2012: The opening statements during the initial discussion on the zero draft of the Outcome Document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) continued on 26 January 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US, with representatives from three small island developing States (SIDS) – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Maldives, and Trinidad and Tobago – presenting comments on the draft.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emphasized: prompt and reliable delivery of...
26 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 January 2012: The initial discussions on the “zero draft” of the outcome document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) began on 25 January 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. Opening comments on the zero draft were offered by five groupings with small island developing States (SIDS) members, namely the Group of 77 and China (G-77/China), the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Pacific SIDS, and the Pacific Islands...
18 Jan 2012
Based on the decision taken at the UNCSD Bureau meeting on 22 December 2011, this meeting will be the first "informal informal" consultation to negotiate the draft Outcome Document. This meeting will be followed by the Third Intersessional Meeting, which will take place from 26-27 March. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/second-informal-informal-on-uncsd-draft-outcome-document/ ]
