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    • In the news: Rio+20

    Rio+20: First day wrapup

    By Jenny Lei Ravelo // 21 June 2012

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    The U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development has just begun. Here’s a look at some of the events, issues and statements made by development personalities in and about Rio+20.

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    • ActionAid to Rio+20: ‘Rule out biofuels’

    • Developing countries want climate change atop Rio+20 agenda

    • On Africa Day, ministers highlight region’s need to move toward sustainability

    • Ban Ki-moon at Rio+20: ‘Let us not forget the scarcest resource of all: Time’

    • Brazilians participate in Rio+20 through ‘People’s Summit’

    • Sha Zukang, Rio+20 chief, describes outcome document as ‘compromise text’

    • Rio+Social highlights importance of technology in sustainable development debate

    • Mountain Pavilion opens in Rio+20, runs June 20-24

    • Bahamas, missing on clean energy policies — Climatescope 2012

    • WHO: By 2020, 465M more undernourished due to climate change

    • Satellite data help mitigate impact of disasters

    • Without action, climate change could cost Latin America $100B by 2050 — report

    • Civil society Rio+20 recommendations: End fossil fuel subsidies, ocean pollution

    • UN agencies renew commitment against child hunger

    • UNICEF WASH chief explains water, sanitation’s role in sustainable development

    • Ban Ki-moon’s ‘Zero Hunger’ challenge

    The conference ends June 22.

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    • As Rio+20 nears, another negotiation stalemate

    • Sustainable development: What you need to know

    • How to advance sustainable development

    • Firm commitments lacking in Rio+20 outcome document

    • In Rio+20, a $175B commitment for transport

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    • Jenny Lei Ravelo

      Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo

      Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.

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