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Second Round of ‘Informal-Informal’ Negotiations on the zero draft of outcome document of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20)

23 April - 04 May 2012 | UN headquarters, New York, United States of America

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Highlights for Monday, 23 April 2012
On Monday, 23 April, delegates continued to negotiate the draft outcome document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) during “informal informal” consultations. Following a brief opening plenary, delegates convened in two working groups. Working Group 1 (WG1) discussed Section III (Green Economy) throughout the day and into the evening, while Working Group 2 (WG2) discussed Sections I (Preamble) and II (Renewing Political Commitment) in the morning and afternoon, and Section IV (Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD)).

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UNCSD Executive Coordinators Brice Lalonde and Elizabeth Thompson, Nikhil Seth, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, and Co-Chairs Kim Sook and John Ashe and during the opening session of the Plenary.
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Hugo Schally, EU, and other delegates prior to Working Groups
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G-77/China delegates in preparation for Working Groups
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Delegates from Australia, New Zealand and others chatting.
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Canada delegates during the Working Groups
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Highlights for Tuesday, 24 April 2012
On Tuesday, 24 April, delegates continued informal negotiations on the draft outcome document for the UNCSD. Working Group 1 (WG1) discussed Section V (Framework for Action and Follow-up) in morning, afternoon and evening sessions. Working Group 2 (WG2) began second readings on Sections I (Preamble) and II (Renewing Political Commitment) in morning, afternoon and evening sessions. A number of side events were also convened.

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Co-Chair Kim Sook leads Working Group 1.
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Co-Chair John Ashe reviews text in Working Group 2.
Farrukh Khan, Pakistan
Rene Orellana, Bolivia
Stephanie Aktipis, US
Patrick Wittman, Canada
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Highlights for Wednesday, 25 April 2012
On Wednesday, 25 April, delegates continued informal negotiations on the draft outcome document for the UNCSD. Working Group 1 (WG1) continued discussions on Section V (Framework for Action) in morning, afternoon and evening sessions. Working Group 2 (WG2) concluded a second reading on Section II (Renewing Political Commitment), and began a second reading on Section IV (IFSD) in the evening. A number of side events were also convened.

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Delegates from Bolivia and Brazil consulting during Working Group 1 on the section related to harmony with nature
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G-77/China representatives Abdelghani Merabet, Algeria, and Amit Narang, India
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Henrik Hahn and Erik Laursen, Denmark
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Highlights for Thursday, 26 April 2012
On Thursday, 26 April, delegates continued informal negotiations on the draft outcome document for the UNCSD. WG1 completed its first reading on the thematic areas under Section V (Framework for Action) in morning and afternoon sessions. In the evening, WG1 discussed sustainable development goals (SDGs). WG2 discussed Section IV (IFSD). A number of side events were also convened.

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Hugo Schally, EU, and Farrukh Khan, Pakistan
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Rabii Al Hantouli, Palestine, and Mourad Benmehidi, Algeria
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Marianne Loe, Norway
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Benjamin Craig, Australia
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Highlights for Friday, 27 April 2012
On Friday, 27 April, delegates continued informal negotiations on the draft outcome document for the UNCSD. WG1 completed its first reading on Section V (Framework for Action) in morning and afternoon sessions. WG2 continued discussions on Section IV (IFSD), and exchanged views on IFSD reform options in the afternoon. A stocktaking plenary was also held in the afternoon to discuss progress made and organization of work for the coming week. A number of side events were also convened.

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The Secretariat's statistics on progress made in the first week of the ‘Informal-Informal’ Negotiations on the zero draft of outcome document of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20)
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Rene Orellana, Bolivia, (middle) consulting with Abdelghani Merabet, Algeria, chair of the G-77/China (right)
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Tobias Ogweno, Kenya
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Highlights for Monday, 30 April 2012
On Monday, 30 April, delegates resumed informal negotiations on the draft outcome document for the UNCSD. Working Group 1 focused on Section III (Green Economy). Working Group 2 considered Sections I (Preamble/Stage Setting), II (Renewing Political Commitments), and IV (IFSD).

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The Bureau meeting with Major Groups before Working Group sessions
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Susanne Salz, Local Authorities Major Group, chairing the meeting with Major Groups.
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Cecile Charles-King, Farmers Major Group, intervening
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Delegates from Ghana (left) and Kenya (right) talking
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EU delegates chatting with Felix Dodd, Stakeholders Forum
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Highlights for Tuesday, 1 May 2012
On Tuesday, 1 May, delegates continued informal negotiations on the draft outcome document for the UNCSD. Working Group 1 focused on Sections III (Green Economy) and V (Framework for Action and Follow-Up), while Working Group 2 considered Sections IV (IFSD) and I (Preamble/Stage Setting).

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Israeli delegates consulting
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Australian delegates consulting
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Jorge Laguna-Celis, Mexico, conferring with delegate from Finland
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Bedrich Moldan, Bureau, (right) sharing a light moment with the delegation from Czech Republic
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On Wednesday, 2 May, delegates continued informal negotiations on the draft outcome document for the UNCSD. Working Group 1 focused on Section V (Framework for Action and Follow-Up), while Working Group 2 considered Sections IV (IFSD) and I (Preamble/Stage Setting).

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Henry Menson, Ghana, and Charles Barber, US
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EU delegates consulting with Farrukh Khan of the G-77/China
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Felix Dodds, Stakeholders Forum, and Bedrich Moldan, Bureau
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Co-Chair Kim Sook consulting Secretariat on text
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Highlights for Thursday, 3 May 2012
On Thursday, 3 May, delegates continued informal negotiations on the draft outcome document for the UNCSD, working late into the night. Working Group 1 focused on Section V (Framework for Action and Follow-Up), while Working Group 2 addressed Section IV (IFSD).

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Dorah Nteo, South Africa, speaking on behalf of Brazil, Ghana, Chile, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, India, Guatemala, Peru, Philippines, Fiji, Uganda, Barbados, Argentina, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guyana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Antigua & Barbuda regarding marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions
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Claudia Salerno, Venezuela, intervening on on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions
G-77/China and EU representatives discussing the proposed text
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Highlights for Friday, 4 May 2012

The second round of “informal informal” consultations on the draft outcome document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) ended at 7:15pm on Friday evening, 4 May. After the Working Groups had met throughout the day, Co-Chair Kim convened the closing plenary on Friday evening. While noting some progress, he acknowledged that a lot of work remained to be done, with about 400 paragraphs still bracketed and just 21 agreed ad referendum. He reported that the Bureau had met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon earlier in the day, and had discussed the large amount of work remaining. He indicated that the Secretary-General had told them that UNCSD was a once-in-a-generation opportunity. With this guidance in mind, the Bureau had decided to hold one more week of negotiations prior to Rio+20. These would take place at UN Headquarters in New York, from 29 May to 2 June. Thanking delegates for their hard work, he closed the meeting at 7:15pm.

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G-77/China representatives in deliberations in Working Group 2
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Mourad Benmehidi, Algeria
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Sofia Garcia, Spokeswoman for the NGO Major Group
Co-Chairs John Ashe and Kim Sook
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