Tag: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 06:23 UTC

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

  

  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.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 20:38 UTC

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

  

  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).

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 05:36 UTC

  Hague arrives in Brazil for two-day visit to launch a ‘strategic dialogue’

  

  Foreign Secretary William Hague begins Wednesday a two-day visit to Brazil which according to Brazilian sources will mark the beginning of a strategic dialogue between the two countries.