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OZONE MEETING TACKLES METHYL
BROMIDE, AGREES DRAFT DECISIONS
27 June to 1 July 2005 |
Montreal, Canada
The twenty-fifth meeting of
the Montreal Protocol’s Open-ended Working Group has agreed 11
draft decisions to be forwarded to the seventeenth Meeting of
Parties later this year. Immediately following this, the second
Extraordinary Meeting of Parties agreed on critical-use
nominations for methyl bromide in 2006.
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Emil Salim
(Indonesia) chaired the Brainstorming Workshop session on
longer-term strategies |
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
CONSIDERS DEVELOPMENT GOALS
29 June to 1 July 2005 | UN
Headquarters, New York
Internationally-agreed development goals were the focus of the
UN Economic and Social Council’s High-level Segment. While the
meeting ended without a ministerial declaration, it is
nevertheless expected to contribute to the General Assembly
High-level Plenary – or “2005 World Summit” – in September 2005.
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FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN
ITTA SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT SCHEDULED
27 June to 1 July 2005 |
Geneva, Switzerland
The third part of the UN
Conference for the Negotiation of a Successor Agreement to the
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 (ITTA, 1994) has
ended by deferring discussion of several contentious issues
until January 2006.
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UN HOLDS HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE
ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT
27-28 June 2005 | UN Headquarters,
New York
The UN General
Assembly’s High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development took
place recently at UN Headquarters in New York.
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RECENT KEY MEETINGS AND MEDIA REPORTS |
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Sustainable Development
 G8
deals on Africa, climate change delight, disappoint
General
Assembly supports declaration on small island States
Seminar
on African electrical interconnection prepares for CSD-14
Deadline
for CSD-14 written contributions announced
UNCTAD
launches biofuels initiative
UNEP
praises environmental credentials of 2012 Olympic bids
Climate and Atmosphere
Conference
addresses climate change, disaster risk reduction
WMO
Council focuses on least developed countries
CDM
Executive Board considers work and management plans
U.S.
Senate backs renewable energy, rejects emissions targets
Wind,
solar no solution to energy needs, says Exxon
Sea
level rise accelerates
Export
duty could resolve climate impasse, argue experts
Forests, Desertification and Land Issues
New
Amazon project targets water, forests, wildlife
Human Development
Helsinki
Process report tackles globalization
UK
boosts polio campaign
Population
awards recognize champions of reproductive rights
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2005 Review
UN-Civil
Society Hearings Address Development Concerns, September Summit
Clinton
plans Global Initiative alongside September Summit
Biodiversity and Wildlife
West
African ministers urge development of biosafety frameworks
TRIPs
Council divided over disclosure requirements
EU
allows national bans on certain GMOs to remain
CITES
celebrates 30th anniversary
Norway
establishes seed storage facility
Chemicals Management
Basel
Convention group discusses guidelines, ships, phones
Trade, Finance and Investment in Sustainable Development
South-South
Summit urges increased cooperation, launches fund
Least
developed countries prepare for WTO ministerial
Water, Wetlands, Oceans, Coasts
Commission
rejects pro-whaling resolutions
UN
Atomic Agency supports water management programme
UNDP
and SIWI launch water governance facility
Kyoto
water prize deadline approaches |
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