A forum should take place next week in Brasília with representatives from Brazil and Africa. The objective is to discuss results of agricultural cooperation with the continent.
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The European Union will grant the value to the Arab country to help in projects that may promote social and economic development.
The centre of Pedra Branca neighbourhood, in the city of Palhoça, was designed based on sustainability. It includes a group of projects. To be global examples in the area and should be complete in 201
Digital platform was developed by the UN in partnership with universities and can group up the proposals of up to 400,000 users. Online discussions start on April 16th.
Brazil’s state-owned oil company got clearance from National Electric Energy Agency to set up a plant in Rio Grande do Norte. The experimental project should start generating power in 2014.
The United Nations needs US$ 84 million to help Syrian citizens who have sought shelter in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq. The organization estimates that 40,000 people have left the country.
The social area presented improvement in Brazil, despite the weak performance of the economy, shows an Ipea index.
According to the secretary general of Rio+20, Sha Zukang, the international crisis may affect implementation of the green economy in some countries.
The country will host celebrations on June 5th. The announcement was on Wednesday, by the executive director of the UN Program for the Environment.
The Arab country’s Human Development Index increased by an average of 1.25% per year in the last 20 years, the highest rate among Black African nations.
The capital of the United Arab Emirates will receive politicians, government officials and researchers to discuss the exchange of information on climate change.
The country is a growing supplier of humanitarian aid around the world, according to the Doctors Without Borders non-governmental organization. The NGO’s main projects are in Somalia.
Poverty in the region has declined by 17 percentage points in ten years, according to an Eclac survey. The rate dropped from 48.4% to 31.4%.
UN launches its “The future we want” campaign for the Rio+20 Conference, which will discuss sustainable development in Rio in 2012. The objective is to get society involved in the debate.

