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Elders focus on bridging divides ahead of Rio+20
UN Wire | May 29, 2012
Two members of The Elders, a group of eminent global leaders, write that June's Rio+20 Conference "provides a historic opportunity to chart a sustainable future for the world." Governments can "accelerate the progress of the past two decades" and bridge divides over how to curb unsustainable patterns of production and consumption, write Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway, and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, who identify five areas upon which they believe the Rio summit should focus. Guardian (London), The (05/28)
Mexican women finds themselves trafficked for sex
UN Wire | May 23, 2012
UN's Ban addresses global challenges ahead of Rio+20
UN Wire | May 25, 2012
Crisis-stricken Yemen on the brink
UN Wire | May 23, 2012
Law of the Sea faces resistance in U.S. Senate
UN Wire | May 29, 2012
UN's Pillay wins new term
UN Wire | May 25, 2012
Global anti-polio effort is declared an emergency
UN Wire | May 24, 2012
Attack on Afghan school poisons 120 girls, 3 teachers
UN Wire | May 23, 2012
Revolution in reverse for Egypt's women
UN Wire | May 25, 2012
UN: Deaths of Japan reactor workers were not due to radiation
UN Wire | May 24, 2012
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