UNCTAD S-G joins in welcoming UN S-G's Zero Hunger Challenge25 Jun - At the recently concluded Rio+20 sustainable development summit, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on leaders, business, civil society and individuals to step up efforts to end hunger, and launched a Zero Hunger Challenge. UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi has joined in welcoming and endorsing the challenge. UNCTAD and WIPO to establish regular consultation mechanism25 Jun - Recalling the references on technology and intellectual property contained in the Doha Mandate adopted at the conclusion of the UNCTAD XIII ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar on 26 April, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has proposed the establishment of a regular consultation mechanism between the two organizations at the level of Deputy Secretary-General and Deputy Director General to strengthen consultation and coordination on issues of mutual interest. UNCTAD extrabudgetary contributions peak in 201125 Jun - At the request of member States the UNCTAD secretariat has published the contributions to the UNCTAD Trust Fund from 2005 to 2011, showing a significant increase of developing and transition countries' contributions. UNCTAD S-G contributes to book on Green Growth and Travelism for Rio+2022 Jun - The mainstreaming of tourism into national development and economic policymaking through a comprehensive national tourism strategy should include the involvement of all stakeholders, including local communities and the local private sector, says Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi in a chapter entitled "Sustainable tourism development - a partnership between the public and the private sectors". No one size fits all, says bio-fuels panel at Rio+2020 Jun - On the eve of the official opening of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development -- Rio+20, a panel discussion was organized by UNCTAD on exploring new sustainable and socially inclusive biofuels experiences in developing and least developed countries at the Brazilian Military Institute of Engineering (IME) in Rio de Janeiro on 19 June. UNCTAD helps to highlight ICTs as key drivers for sustainable future at Rio+2019 Jun - In the run up to the Rio+20 UN sustainable development summit, the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS), which is currently chaired by UNCTAD, organized a side-event on "ICTs: The foundation of our sustainable future" at the RioCentro in Rio de Janeiro on 17 June to focus attention on the catalytic role of ICTs in meeting development goals. |
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