Dialogue on "Harmony with Nature"

Further to the UN/GA's adoption of Resolution 65/164 "Harmony with Nature" on 20 December 2010, an interactive dialogue took place on 18 April at UN HQ to discuss "Scientific findings on the impacts of human activities on the functioning of the Earth System".

Mercury Treaty: WHO Consultation on Vaccines

Prior to the 4th meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to prepare a global legally binding instrument, states have requested additional information on alternative preservatives e.g. 2-phenoxyethanol for vaccines (instead of small quantities of mercury in thiomersal containing vaccines), and on the economic, programmatic and manufacturing implications of moving (globally) to single dose, preservative free vaccines. WHO held an information consultation from 3-4 April in Geneva for the purposes of scinentific exchange.
WHO Vaccines Website

Rio+20 Website in Portugese

The Portugese version of the UNCSD (Rio+20) Secretariat's website can be accessed at: http://www.rio20.info/2012/.