BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8433f2a8536 DTSTART:20121016T040000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20121016T040000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Forum on Mining\, Minerals\, Metals and Sustainab le Development CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This is the 8th Annual General meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining\, Minerals\, Metals and Sustainable Development.The Inter governmental Forum is the institutional framework for the Global Dialogue on Mining/Metals and Sustainable Development which was one of a number of Partnership Initiatives launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Develo pment (Johannesburg\, South Africa\, 2002). It is a voluntary initiative b y national governments with an interest in mining to work collectively to advance priorities identified for the sector in the Johannesburg Plan of A ction. The Forum is the only global policy forum for the mining/metals sec tor with the overarching objective to enhance capacity for the overall gov ernance in the sector.The major goals of the Forum are to:Enhance and prom ote the contribution of the mining\, minerals and metals sector to sustain able development.Provide governments with a framework in which to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the sector. The Governments of Canada and South Africa provided the leadership in launching the Forum which was established in February 2005. The annual meetings of the Intergovernmental Forum takes place at high level and involve the sharing of experiences an d information\, consideration and provision of advice and\, where appropri ate\, the making of recommendations for consideration by governments\, int ergovernmental bodies and others.Any member State of the United Nations ma y become a member of the Intergovernmental Forum. The annual general meeti ngs of the Forum have been co-hosted by UNCTAD​<\;p>\;This is the 8t h Annual General meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining\, Minera ls\, Metals and Sustainable Development.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;The Interg overnmental Forum is the institutional framework for the Global Dialogue o n Mining/Metals and Sustainable Development which was one of a number of P artnership Initiatives launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Develop ment (Johannesburg\, South Africa\, 2002). <\;br>\;<\;br>\;It is a voluntary initiative by national governments with an interest in mining t o work collectively to advance priorities identified for the sector in the Johannesburg Plan of Action. <\;br>\;<\;br>\;The Forum is the onl y global policy forum for the mining/metals sector with the overarching ob jective to enhance capacity for the overall governance in the sector.<\; br>\;<\;br>\;The major goals of the Forum are to:<\;br>\;<\;br >\;Enhance and promote the contribution of the mining\, minerals and met als sector to sustainable development.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;Provide gove rnments with a framework in which to discuss the opportunities and challen ges of the sector. <\;br>\;The Governments of Canada and South Africa provided the leadership in launching the Forum which was established in Fe bruary 2005. <\;br>\;<\;br>\;The annual meetings of the Intergover nmental Forum takes place at high level and involve the sharing of experie nces and information\, consideration and provision of advice and\, where a ppropriate\, the making of recommendations for consideration by government s\, intergovernmental bodies and others.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;Any member State of the United Nations may become a member of the Intergovernmental Forum. <\;br>\;<\;br>\;The annual general meetings of the Forum ha ve been co-hosted by UNCTAD​<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\n https://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-forum-mining-minerals-metals- and-sustainable-development DTSTAMP:20260818T102906Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8433f2a8583 DTSTART:20121017T040000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20121017T040000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Forum on Mining\, Minerals\, Metals and Sustainab le Development CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This is the 8th Annual General meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining\, Minerals\, Metals and Sustainable Development.The Inter governmental Forum is the institutional framework for the Global Dialogue on Mining/Metals and Sustainable Development which was one of a number of Partnership Initiatives launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Develo pment (Johannesburg\, South Africa\, 2002). It is a voluntary initiative b y national governments with an interest in mining to work collectively to advance priorities identified for the sector in the Johannesburg Plan of A ction. The Forum is the only global policy forum for the mining/metals sec tor with the overarching objective to enhance capacity for the overall gov ernance in the sector.The major goals of the Forum are to:Enhance and prom ote the contribution of the mining\, minerals and metals sector to sustain able development.Provide governments with a framework in which to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the sector. The Governments of Canada and South Africa provided the leadership in launching the Forum which was established in February 2005. The annual meetings of the Intergovernmental Forum takes place at high level and involve the sharing of experiences an d information\, consideration and provision of advice and\, where appropri ate\, the making of recommendations for consideration by governments\, int ergovernmental bodies and others.Any member State of the United Nations ma y become a member of the Intergovernmental Forum. The annual general meeti ngs of the Forum have been co-hosted by UNCTAD​<\;p>\;This is the 8t h Annual General meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining\, Minera ls\, Metals and Sustainable Development.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;The Interg overnmental Forum is the institutional framework for the Global Dialogue o n Mining/Metals and Sustainable Development which was one of a number of P artnership Initiatives launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Develop ment (Johannesburg\, South Africa\, 2002). <\;br>\;<\;br>\;It is a voluntary initiative by national governments with an interest in mining t o work collectively to advance priorities identified for the sector in the Johannesburg Plan of Action. <\;br>\;<\;br>\;The Forum is the onl y global policy forum for the mining/metals sector with the overarching ob jective to enhance capacity for the overall governance in the sector.<\; br>\;<\;br>\;The major goals of the Forum are to:<\;br>\;<\;br >\;Enhance and promote the contribution of the mining\, minerals and met als sector to sustainable development.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;Provide gove rnments with a framework in which to discuss the opportunities and challen ges of the sector. <\;br>\;The Governments of Canada and South Africa provided the leadership in launching the Forum which was established in Fe bruary 2005. <\;br>\;<\;br>\;The annual meetings of the Intergover nmental Forum takes place at high level and involve the sharing of experie nces and information\, consideration and provision of advice and\, where a ppropriate\, the making of recommendations for consideration by government s\, intergovernmental bodies and others.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;Any member State of the United Nations may become a member of the Intergovernmental Forum. <\;br>\;<\;br>\;The annual general meetings of the Forum ha ve been co-hosted by UNCTAD​<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\n https://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-forum-mining-minerals-metals- and-sustainable-development DTSTAMP:20260818T102906Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8433f2a858c DTSTART:20121018T040000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20121018T040000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Forum on Mining\, Minerals\, Metals and Sustainab le Development CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This is the 8th Annual General meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining\, Minerals\, Metals and Sustainable Development.The Inter governmental Forum is the institutional framework for the Global Dialogue on Mining/Metals and Sustainable Development which was one of a number of Partnership Initiatives launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Develo pment (Johannesburg\, South Africa\, 2002). It is a voluntary initiative b y national governments with an interest in mining to work collectively to advance priorities identified for the sector in the Johannesburg Plan of A ction. The Forum is the only global policy forum for the mining/metals sec tor with the overarching objective to enhance capacity for the overall gov ernance in the sector.The major goals of the Forum are to:Enhance and prom ote the contribution of the mining\, minerals and metals sector to sustain able development.Provide governments with a framework in which to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the sector. The Governments of Canada and South Africa provided the leadership in launching the Forum which was established in February 2005. The annual meetings of the Intergovernmental Forum takes place at high level and involve the sharing of experiences an d information\, consideration and provision of advice and\, where appropri ate\, the making of recommendations for consideration by governments\, int ergovernmental bodies and others.Any member State of the United Nations ma y become a member of the Intergovernmental Forum. The annual general meeti ngs of the Forum have been co-hosted by UNCTAD​<\;p>\;This is the 8t h Annual General meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining\, Minera ls\, Metals and Sustainable Development.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;The Interg overnmental Forum is the institutional framework for the Global Dialogue o n Mining/Metals and Sustainable Development which was one of a number of P artnership Initiatives launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Develop ment (Johannesburg\, South Africa\, 2002). <\;br>\;<\;br>\;It is a voluntary initiative by national governments with an interest in mining t o work collectively to advance priorities identified for the sector in the Johannesburg Plan of Action. <\;br>\;<\;br>\;The Forum is the onl y global policy forum for the mining/metals sector with the overarching ob jective to enhance capacity for the overall governance in the sector.<\; br>\;<\;br>\;The major goals of the Forum are to:<\;br>\;<\;br >\;Enhance and promote the contribution of the mining\, minerals and met als sector to sustainable development.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;Provide gove rnments with a framework in which to discuss the opportunities and challen ges of the sector. <\;br>\;The Governments of Canada and South Africa provided the leadership in launching the Forum which was established in Fe bruary 2005. <\;br>\;<\;br>\;The annual meetings of the Intergover nmental Forum takes place at high level and involve the sharing of experie nces and information\, consideration and provision of advice and\, where a ppropriate\, the making of recommendations for consideration by government s\, intergovernmental bodies and others.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;Any member State of the United Nations may become a member of the Intergovernmental Forum. <\;br>\;<\;br>\;The annual general meetings of the Forum ha ve been co-hosted by UNCTAD​<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\n https://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-forum-mining-minerals-metals- and-sustainable-development DTSTAMP:20260818T102906Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR