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Sustainable development in the Geneva region

02/28/2010

| Anglais/English/Inglés, Contributing Writers, Geneva International

We are all familiar with the problems : the gap between rich and poor ; the loss of biodiversity ; climate change ; the decline in natural resources ; pollution of the air, water and soil ; acres of refuse. It is clear that the world is not working in a way that can be sustained in the long term. Accepting this situation, the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 launched “Agenda 21”. This is a program to ensure “sustainable development”, that is to say development…

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PETITION CERD

12/14/2009

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| Anglais/English/Inglés, Geneva International

From 3 to 28 August the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination held a historically important session in Geneva. Among its agenda was the examination of a petition by the Indigenous Peoples and Nations Coalition (IPNC) and the Koani Foundation (Hawaii). CERD is an expert body of 18 members from all regions of the world, and its main function is to monitor State compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial…