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- UN agency to open nuclear emergency preparedness centre in FukushimaExperts from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are heading to Japan to la...
- UN urges collective efforts to achieve ‘water secure world' on Day for Biological DiversityUnless greater efforts are made to reverse current trends, the world will run out of freshwater, the...
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Rio Plus Business Bulletin
- Rio+20 Comment: Summit whimpers to an inevitable conclusion (22 June)By John Parnell RioPlus Business in Rio In the end, Rio+20 has been a bit like watching two steam ro...
- Rio+20: A day at Rio’s other summit – the People’s Conference (22 June)By Daniel Schweimler RioPlus Business in Rio There’s a another conference happening in Rio de Janeir...
- Rio+20 Business Focus: The future we want is global and local (22 June)Politicians make the policy. But it’s often left to business to implement it. For this reason RioPlu...
- Rio+20: Leaders round on summit process as frustration grows (21 June)By John Parnell RioPlus Business in Rio Leading figures including special advisor to Ban Ki-moon Pro...
- Rio+20: UN chief tells nations ‘not to waste opportunity’ at sustainable development summit (21 June)By Ed King RioPlus Business in Rio United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has opened the high-...
