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Monday, August 13th 2012 - 21:57 UTC

UN launches new initiative to protect oceans on 30th anniversary of Law of the Sea

Ban Ki-moon calls to create “a new momentum for ocean sustainability”

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched on Monday a new initiative to protect the oceans and the people whose livelihoods depend on it, and called on countries to work together to achieve a more sustainable management of this precious resource and address the threats it is currently facing.

Tuesday, July 3rd 2012 - 18:46 UTC

Bank of China expands in Brazil following 30bn dollars swap agreement

BOC Yue Yi:  South America emerging markets strategically important

Bank of China plans to cash in on the expanding bilateral trade between China and Brazil and the recent currency swap agreement between the two central banks.

Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 23:30 UTC

UN Rio+20 summit to redefine sustainable development for mega-cities

Lord Julian Hunt is Visiting Professor at Delft University and former Director General of the UK Met Office

By Lord Julian Hunt - One of the most striking changes at Rio+20, compared to the original 1992 Earth Summit, is the extensive discussion of population issues.

Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 08:31 UTC

Premier Wen Jibao will address China-Latam relations at a conference in ECLAC

The Chinese official is currently at the Rio+20 summit in Brazil

Premier of China, Wen Jiabao, will visit the headquarters of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday 26 June to deliver a lecture.

Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 23:32 UTC

Unasur delegation travels to Paraguay to ensure “democratic system integrity”

Leaders meeting in Rio suspect of a coup to oust President Lugo

A delegation of Foreign Affairs ministers should be arriving late Thursday to Asunción where the Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo is facing political impeachment that could have him out of office.

Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 09:48 UTC

Inclusive Wealth Indicator, with human capital data, discussed at Rio+20

A measure of development beyond GDP, presented by economist Pablo Muñoz from the UN University

A new index that measures a nation's wealth by taking into account factors such as natural resources, social stability and wellbeing, has painted Colombia and Venezuela in a very different light to that suggested by their GDP (gross domestic product) — the traditional measure of a country's success.

Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 06:29 UTC

Ban Ki-moon at Rio+20: “the old model for economic and social development is broken”

The UN Secretary General at the opening ceremony next to Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff

More than 100 Heads of State and government gathered on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro for the start of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which seeks to shape new policies to promote global prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social equity and environmental protection.

Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 06:23 UTC

Rio+20: Development banks to invest 175bn dollars in sustainable transport

Electric cars displayed outside the Rio+20 conference

The eight largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) announced on Wednesday at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, that they will invest 175 billion dollars in sustainable transportation systems over the coming decade.

Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 05:07 UTC

UK largest corporations will have to report greenhouse-gas emissions in profit reports

Rule affects about 1.800 businesses, but in 2015, it will apply to all 24.000 large corporations based in the UK, said Clegg

UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that starting next April, all companies that list on the London Stock Exchange will be required to publish their greenhouse gas emissions in corporate earnings reports.

Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 20:38 UTC

Member states agree on the UN Rio+20 conference outcome document

“We now have a text which will be adopted at the Conference” said Secretary-General, Sha Zukang

Members States announced on Wednesday that they have reached an agreement on the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).

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