Thursday, May 24, 2012

United Nations chief calls Rio summit negotiations 'painfully slow'

Guardian: The United Nations chief, Ban Ki-moon, held out little hope on Thursday of an historic outcome at the Rio global development summit, now less than a month away, admitting negotiations had been "painfully slow". The warning was the latest from United Nations officials and others involved in preparations that the summit, known as Rio+20, is unlikely to replicate the breakthrough achievements of the original environmental gathering in the city in 1992. Ban, who has made sustainable development...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/24/un-ban-ki-moon-rio-summit
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2009/12/19/1261242385564/Ban-Ki-Moon-Copenhagen-001.jpg

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