日韩午夜精品视频,欧美私密网站,国产一区二区三区四区,国产主播一区二区三区四区

 

Preparations begin for 20-year review of landmark UN environment conference

0 CommentsPrint E-mail China.org.cn, May 19, 2010
Adjust font size:

As preparations kicked off?Tuesday for a global summit to review progress since the historic United Nations environment conference held in Rio de Janeiro nearly 20 years ago, a senior official stressed the need for greater efforts to achieve sustainable development, UN officials said.

At the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) , also known as the Earth Summit, countries adopted Agenda 21 -- the blueprint to manage and protect the ecosystem and bring about a more prosperous future for all.

Noting that challenges remain in achieving the goals of the three pillars of sustainable development, namely economic growth, social development and environmental protection, UN Under- Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Sha Zukang said "Rio+20" is one of the most important conferences on the UN agenda.

"The sad truth is that, despite two centuries of spectacular growth on our planet, we have failed to eradicate the scourge of poverty," he told delegates as they began the three-day preparatory conference for the 2012 review meeting to be held in Brazil.

"If we continue on our current path we will bequeath material and environmental poverty, not prosperity, to our children and grandchildren," he said.

The international community needed to "reinvigorate support here and now," he said, stressing the need to prevent negotiations from turning into "turf battles."

"Enough is enough," he declared, calling for States to work in an open and transparent manner as they seek to produce a meaningful outcome document for the 2012 conference.

The focus of "Rio+20" will be on a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, according to a news release issued by the UN, which adds that the preparations are taking place in a difficult context.

The world is facing unprecedented multi-faceted crises, including climate change, food insecurity, financial and economic uncertainty, unemployment, unsustainable consumption patterns, and disappearing species, among others.

"Our stopgap solutions in response to these crises, with short- term timeframes and sector-based approaches, can no longer suffice in tackling the multiple crises," Sha said. "Only sustainable development, with its inherent emphasis on inter-linkages to address social, economic and environmental challenges in a balanced and integrated manner, can provide long-term and durable solutions to the crises."

Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comments

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter
主站蜘蛛池模板: 建水县| 辽宁省| 西昌市| 卫辉市| 万源市| 鹤峰县| 商水县| 岢岚县| 鄂温| 台北县| 南京市| 永顺县| 东海县| 乐昌市| 诸城市| 原阳县| 抚顺市| 安泽县| 化州市| 新巴尔虎右旗| 叙永县| 平果县| 北京市| 汝南县| 合水县| 聊城市| 陆良县| 呼图壁县| 界首市| 惠州市| 漳浦县| 巴里| 鄂尔多斯市| 囊谦县| 陆良县| 高州市| 江津市| 玉山县| 河间市| 常德市| 海伦市|