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january to june 1997 dates and links for some key events |
6 - 17 january | desertification
convention negotiations - 10th session (incd-10). |
new york |
8 - 19 january | intergovernmental panel on forests. issues to be
addressed will include the need for appropriate legal arrangements and finalizing the report to be submitted to the commission on sustainable development. |
new york |
30 january - 1 february |
habitat partners network - mobilization of partners nvolvement in implementation and monitoring of the habitat agenda. |
geneva |
13 - 16 february | global village symposium. focus on the development of cyberspace and follow up to the habitat agenda. |
vienna |
27 january - 7 february |
united nations environment programme (unep) will hold its 19th governing council. policy issues or unep for the next two years will be agreed and a review of the governing structure of unep will be carried out. |
nairobi |
10 - 21 february | intergovernmental panel on forests, 4th session. |
new york |
24 february - 7 march |
intersessional meeting of un commission on sustainable
development - now recognized as prepcom i for the special session of the un general assembly in june. |
new york |
13 - 19 march | rio plus 5, earth council - moving sustainable development from agenda to action. |
rio de janeiro |
20 march | earthday on the equinox on the internet. theme: a culture of peace. the peace bell was rung by ambassador razali, president of the general assembly |
new york |
7 - 25 april | un commission on sustainable development meeting
- prepcom two for the special session of the united nations general assembly |
new york |
30 april - 11 may |
un commission
on human settlements to review outcomes from habitat ii and agree
priorities for implementation of the habitat agenda |
nairobi |
19 - 22 june | group of seven economic summit and the other economic summit '97 - toes-97 - and other alternative events to the group of seven meeting. |
denver |
23 - 27 june | earth summit two. special session of the united nations general assembly. the chair of the meeting will be ambassador razali of malaysia. |
new york |