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Rio+20: from environment to sustainable development



To grasp the background and stakes of Rio+20, it is useful to have a look at the Stockholm-to-Rio continuum of the Conferences, and to go through some key milestones in the long march that gave birth to international agreements on sustainable development. How did we move from Environment to Sustainable Development, what are the consequences of this move, and where are we going now? FULL ARTICLE

Euro zone debt crisis: a danger for the global economy



A report entitled «World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2012» notes that despite some scattered signs of improvement in recent months, the global economic situation is still challenging. Projections are revised downwards as compared to forecasts presented in the WESP 2012 Report in January. Global employment remains the most pressing challenge. The report will be launched on 7 June. FULL ARTICLE

“The old model is broken. We need to create a new one”

“Worldwide, more than 400 million new jobs will be needed over the next decade. That means that policy-makers must get serious, now, about generating decent employment,” said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the high-level thematic debate on The State of the World Economy and Finance and its Impact on Development, held on 17 May. “It is time to recognize that human capital and natural capital are every bit as important as financial capital,” he added. FULL ARTICLE

Global dialogue on development

• What is going to happen in Rio?
• NGOs to obtain consultative status with ECOSOC

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Trends and analysis

• A more flexible classification for time-use statistics
• Gaps in the rights of the elderly

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Capacity development

• Best practice on data dissemination
• Boost of statistical systems in Arab countries

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Technical reports

Launch on 7 June of the World Economic Situation and Prospects, Mid-2012

 

The latest report shows that despite some signs of improvement, the world economic situation and prospects continue to be challenging. After a slowdown in 2011, global economic growth will likely remain moderate in 2012, with most regions expanding at a below-potential pace. Due to restrained growth, the jobs crisis continues, with global unemployment still above its pre-crisis level and unemployment in the euro area rising rapidly. FULL ARTICLE

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Calendar

• Launch of World Economic Situation and Prospects, Mid-2012, 7 June
• United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Rio de Janeiro, 20-22 June

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