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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 Friday, 4 May 2012
Rio+20
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.
Rio+20
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Co-Chair John Ashe and Andre Correado Lago, Brazil
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John Matuszak, US, intervening in Working Group 1
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Hugo Schally, EU
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Marianne Loe, Norway
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Henry Menson, Ghana, (left)
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Valerie Bruell-Melchior, Principality of Monaco (left)
G-77/China representatives in deliberations in Working Group 2
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Natalia Novoa, Uruguay
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Co-Chair Kim Sook leading discussions in Working Group 2
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Kenyan Ambassador and delegate from Democratic Republic of Congo
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Rabii Al Hantouli, Palestine, (middle) chatting with Algerian delegation
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Tobias Ogweno, Kenya, speaking on behalf of the African Group
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Josefina Bunge, Argentina, and Claudia Salerno, Venezuela
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Delegates consulting
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Andre Correado Lago, Brazil, with members of his delegation

The Plenary Session
Nikhil Seth, Division for Sustainable Development, Sha Zukang, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, and Co-Chairs of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) Kim Sook and John Ashe
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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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*IISD RS coverage of the First Round of ‘Informal-Informal’ Negotiations on the zero draft of the outcome document and Third Intersessional Meeting of the UNCSD or Rio+20, 19-23 and 26-27 March 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
*IISD RS coverage of Selected Side Events at the First Round of ‘Informal-Informal’ Negotiations on the zero draft of the outcome document and Third Intersessional Meeting of the UNCSD or Rio+20, 19-23 and 26-27 March 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
*IISD RS coverage of the Initial Discussions on the “zero draft” of the outcome document for the UNCSD or Rio+20, 25-27 January 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
*IISD RS coverage of the Second Intersessional Meeting of the UNCSD, or Rio+20, 15-16 December 2011, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
*IISD RS summary report of the Economic Commission for Europe’s Regional Preparatory Meeting for the UNCSD or Rio+20, 1-2 December 2011, Geneva, Switzerland (HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS summary report of the UNCSD or Rio+20 African Regional Preparatory Process, 20-25 October 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS summary report of the UNCSD or Rio+20) Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Asia Pacific Region, 19-20 October 2011, Seoul, Republic of Korea (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS coverage of the UNCSD or Rio+20) Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Arab Region, 16-17 October 2011, Cairo, Egypt
IISD RS coverage of the Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference, 21-23 September 2011, Astana, Kazakhstan
*IISD RS coverage of the UNCSD or Rio+20 Regional Preparatory Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean, 7-9 September 2011, Santiago, Chile
*IISD RS summary report of the UNCSD or Rio+20 Subregional Preparatory Committee for the Pacific Countries, 21-22 July 2011, Apia, Samoa (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS summary report of the UNCSD or Rio+20) Subregional Preparatory Committee for the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and South China Sea Countries, 7-8 July 2011, Mahé, Seychelles (HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS summary report of the UNCSD or Rio+20) Subregional Preparatory Meeting for the Caribbean, 20 June 2011, Georgetown, Guyana (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS summary report of the Keeping the Green Economy Blue: A Workshop in Preparation for the UNCSD or Rio+20), 29 April 2011, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS summary and analysis of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the UNCSD or Rio+20, 7-8 March 2011, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS summary and analysis of the First Intersessional Meeting of the UNCSD or Rio+20, 10-11 January 2011, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS summary and analysis of the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the UNCSD or Rio+20, 17-19 May 2010, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), 26 August - 4 September 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa
*IISD RS coverage of the UN Conference on Environment and Development, 3-14 June 1992, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*IISD RS archive of sustainable development meetings
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*Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
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