| New UN Panel on Global Sustainability | 18 August 10 |
 United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon unveiled a new 21 member panel on global sustainability August 9, 2010. The panel is tasked with finding ways to lift people out of poverty while tackling climate change and ensuring environmentally friendly economic development. The new body is expected to deliver its final report by the end of 2011, ahead of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference in South Africa 2011, and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro 2012."I have asked the Panel to think big," the Secretary-General said, adding "we need a new blueprint for a more livable, prosperous and sustainable future for all." Co-chaired by Finland's President Tarja Halonen and South African President Jacob Zumasuch, the panel includes high-profile figures from government, the private sector and civil society. Other notable panelists include Gro Harlem Bruntland, former Prime Minister of Norway and former chair of the World Commission on Environment and Development ("Bruntland Commission"), and Canadian Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. "I am pleased to help this esteemed group develop new ideas for prosperity in a low-carbon world," stated Balsillie. View August 9, 2010 UN News Centre press releaseView August 9, 2010 Canadian Press article View August 9, 2010 Climate-L.org article View August 9, 2010 CBC News article View August 11, 2010 Oxfam Blog "From Poverty to Power" Source: UN News, Canadian Press, CBC News |
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