United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Submission for the Rio+20 Compilation Document Executive Summary: “Recognizing that volunteerism is an important component of any strategy aimed at, inter alia, such areas as poverty reduction, sustainable development, health,...
Executive summary Good management of water and sanitation is a precondition for sustainable development. It underpins the three pillars of sustainable development and also contributes to a green economy and to poverty eradication. These...
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Purpose The objective of this note is to provide focused inputs for inclusion in a compilation document to serve as basis for the preparation of the zero draft of the outcome document for Rio+20,...
IMO – the International Maritime Organization – is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships. International shipping is the...
Annex to Resolution XXVI-5 IOC’s Special Contribution to Sustainable Development. The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO is the sole UN organization specializing in ocean related science, services and capacity development. It has been carrying...
SIDS IACG input to the Rio+20 compilation text Background This submission represents the consolidated input of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Inter-Agency Consultative Group (IACG) . It is prepared based on the...
Global Environment FacilityInput to the Compilation Document of theUnited Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)October 31, 2011 Contribution of the GEF to the Rio+20 Compilation Document 1. 1992 UNCED Original Agenda and the Institutional...
ECLAC’s Submission to the compilation document to serve as basis for the preparation of the zero draft of the outcome document of Rio+20. These inputs are based on ECLAC’s decades’ long work on development...
The world has seen an increase in the frequency and severity of natural and human-made disasters that severely affect lives, livelihoods and the environment. The impact of these disasters, including degradation of vital ecosystems,...
