VN to Join UN Conference on Sustainable Development
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan will attend the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Brazil from June 20-22, according to the Office of Government’s recent official dispatch.
The Rio+20 takes place twenty years after the landmark 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. It is also an opportunity to look ahead to the world we want in 20 years.
At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from the private sector, NGOs and other groups, will come together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet.
The official discussions will focus on two main themes: how to build a green economy to achieve sustainable development and lift people out of poverty; and how to improve international coordination for sustainable development.
It is a historic opportunity to define pathways to a sustainable future – a future with more jobs, more clean energy, greater security and a decent standard of living for all.
A series of events like exhibition and fair will also be organized on the sidelines of the Rio+20.
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