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		<title>IPCC Outlines Review of Working Group AR5 Contributions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has announced the review process for Working Group contributions to the fifth Assessment Report (AR5), including deadlines for reviews of the “first-order draft” (FOD) and “second order draft” (SOD) by IPCC Working Groups.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Secretary-General, UNGA President Call for G77 Leadership to Address Global Challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the Group of 77 chairmanship handover ceremony, Amb. Jorge Argüello of Argentina handed over the G77 chairmanship to Amb. Mourad Benmehidi of Algeria. Speaking at the event, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for "connecting the dots" between policy challenges, namely climate change, the water, energy and food crises, global health, and women’s empowerment. ]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Special High-level Meeting of ECOSOC with the Bretton Woods Institutions, WTO and UNCTAD</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/special-high-level-meeting-of-ecosoc-with-the-bretton-woods-institutions-wto-and-unctad-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Special high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with the Bretton Woods Institutions (International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will analyze issues of common concern, related to the global economy and sustainable development.]]></description>
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		<title>Newly Elected ECOSOC President Outlines Priorities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slovak ambassador Miloš Koterec has been elected to serve as the new President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Underlining that sustainable development is priority for ECOSOC, Koterec called on ECOSOC to "carve out its niche as the forum for frank, free-flowing discourse on development cooperation" in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>UNGA Adopts Climate Decisions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The texts adopted by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) upon the recommendation of its Second Committee include decisions addressing disaster reduction and protection of the global climate.]]></description>
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		<title>DESA News Highlights UNCSD Intersessional II, Second Committee Conclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The January issue of DESA News draws attention to statements made by Sha Zukang, UNCSD Secretary-General, during the Second Intersessional Meeting for the Conference. The newsletter also notes the "strong signal" given to UNFCCC COP 17 and the UNCSD via its various agreements. ]]></description>
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		<title>Assessing 66th Session, UNGA President Highlights Disaster Readiness, Sustainable Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Al-Nasser called attention to upcoming key events and issues in 2012. On “Improving disaster prevention and response,” he plans to organize a thematic debate in Spring 2012, the outcomes of which are intended to feed into the UNCSD. On “Sustainable development and global prosperity,” he noted an upcoming “development dialogue” on the MDGs in February or March 2012, and an informal thematic debate on preparations for Rio+20.
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		<title>ECOSOC Hears Calls for Greater Regional Cooperation in Asia-Pacific</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Annual Ministerial Review Regional Preparatory meeting for Asia and the Pacific, ECOSOC Vice-President Abulkalam Abdul Momen called for the creation of “an effective regional network” upon which knowledge and skill can be built on and shared. ]]></description>
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		<title>Adaptation Roundtable Highlights Need to Translate Science into Practical Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participants at the "High-level Dialogue and Adaptation Roundtable: Global Sustainability in a Changing Climate" called for closer ties between the disaster risk reduction community and climate science, as well as for COP 17 negotiators to listen to the scientific community.]]></description>
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		<title>UNGA Adopts Resolution on Sustainable Fisheries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the resolution, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) calls on States to play an active role in global efforts to conserve and sustainably use marine living resources, thereby contributing to marine biological diversity, and on regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) to take measures regarding bottom fishing.]]></description>
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