The April issue of "DESA News" reflects on the debate during the second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom II) of the UNCSD, noting that significant progress was made in the understanding of a green economy.
April 2011: The April issue of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) newsletter, DESA News, includes an article titled “Progress made in understanding a green economy,” reflecting on the debate during the second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom II) of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
The article credits reports prepared by the UN system – the Secretary-General’s report, the synthesis report, the Green Economy Report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Expert Panel Report on the transition to a green economy – with helping to “propel the debate forward.” According to DESA News, “significant progress” was made in the understanding of a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. [Publication: DESA News, Vol. 15, No. 4]