June '92:  UN Conference on Environment and Development

Chapter 33: Financial resources and Mechanisms - Means of implementation

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

gopher://gopher.un.org/00/conf/unced/English/a21_33.txt

Apr. '93:  Initial financial commitments, financial flows and arrangements to give effect to the decisions of UNCED from all available funding sources and mechanisms, including those referred to in para. 33.14 of agenda 21

Commission on Sustainable Development - First Session

New York, USA

gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1993/off/93-11.en

gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1993/off/93-11a1.en

Apr. '94:  Report of the Commission on Financial resources and mechanisms

Commission on Sustainable Development - Second Session

New York, USA

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/finsd1.htm#2nd session

Apr. '95:  Report of the Commission on Financial resources and mechanisms for sustainable development

Commission on Sustainable Development - Third Session

New York, USA

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/finsd1.htm#3rd session

Background Document:  Report of the second expert meeting of financial issues on Agenda 21

gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1995/off/95-29.en

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Apr. '96:  Decision 4/14. Financial resources and mechanisms

Commission on Sustainable Development - Fourth Session

New York, USA

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/finsd1.htm#4th session

Addendum:  Financial resources and mechanisms

Background Document:  OECD Official development assistance data

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/fin-doc.htm

Sept. - Oct. '96:  Annual Meeting of the IMF & World Bank Group

IMF, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.imf.org/external/am/1996/meetpag.htm

Dec. '96:  WTO First Ministerial Conference

World Trade Organisation

Singapore

http://www.wto.

Apr. '97:  Financial resources and mechanisms - Overall progress achieved    since UNCED

Commission on Sustainable Development - Fifth session

New York, USA

gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1997/off/progress/97--2a23.en

Background Document:  Finance flow statistics - Adjustments for monitoring the financing of Agenda 21 for the sustainable development of SIDS

gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1997/off/progress/97--2a31.en

May '97:  International Conference on Sustainable Development of Countries with Economies in Transition

UNEP

Minsk, Belarus

http://www.unep.ch/e

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/finsd1.htm#UNGASS

Making trade and environment mutually supportive

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/trade1.htm#special

Sept. '97:  Annual Meeting of the IMF & World Bank Group

IMF, World Bank

Hong Kong, China

http://www.imf.org/external/am/default.htm

Oct. '97:  High level meeting for least developed countries

WTO - Committee on Trade & Development

Geneva, Switzerland

Nov. '97:  Meeting of experts on positive measures to promote sustainable development, particularly in meeting the objectives of Multi-lateral Environment Agreements

UNCTAD Commission on Trade in Goods & Services and Commodities

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/c1em3ag.htm

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Feb. '99:  Development Strategies in an increasingly interdependent world

UNCTAD - Tenth Session

Thailand

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/tb20l1.htm

Sept. '99:  Annual Meeting of the IMF & World Bank Group

IMF, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.imf.org/external/am/1999/index.htm

Nov. '99:  WTO Third Ministerial Conference

World Trade Organisation

Seattle, USA

http://www.wto.org/

Apr. 2000:  Financial Resources/Trade & Investment/Economic Growth

Commission on Sustainable Development - Eighth Session

New York, USA

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/finance.htm

June 2000:  OECD Forum 2000 - Partnerships in the New Economy

OECD

Paris, France

http://www.oecd.org/Forum2000/

Sept. 2000:  Annual Meeting of the IMF & World Bank Group

IMF, World Bank

Prague, Czech Republic

http://www.imf.org/external/am/2000/index.htm

2001

Jan. '01:  World Economic Forum  Annual Meeting 2001 - Sustaining Growth  and Bridging the Divides: A Framework for Our Global Future

World Economic Forum

Davos, Switzerland

http://www.weforum.org

Feb. '01:  High-Level Intergovernmental Consultation on Financing for Development (PrepCom 2)

UN

http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/0201PC-bcpapers.htm

Finance and Investment Initiatives

Sept. '94:  First International Roundtable Meeting on Banking and the Environment - Greening Financial Markets

UNEP & ICC

Geneva, Switzerland

Contact: maguirek@unep.ch

Oct. '95:  Second Roundtable Meeting on Banks and the Environment - Investing in the Environment

UNEP

London, UK

http://www.unep.ch/etu/finserv/finserv/bankrepo.htm

Nov. '95:  Launch of the UNEP Insurance Initiative and first meeting of the Signatories of the statement

UNEP

May '96:  First International Conference of the UNEP Insurance Initiative - Implementing Environmental Commitment in the Insurance Industry

UNEP’s Insurance Industry Initiative

London, UK

http://www.unep.ch/etu/finserv/insura/london2.htm

Nov. '96:  UNEP's Workshop on Banking, Insurance and the Environment

UNEP

Moscow, Russia

Contact: maguirek@unep.ch

May '97:  Third International Roundtable Meeting on Finance and the Environment

UNEP’s Financial Services Initiative

New York, USA

http://www.unep.ch/etu/finserv/finserv/3rdrndtb.htm

July '97:  Founding meeting of the Insurance Industry Meeting for the Environment

UNEP

Zurich, Switzerland

http://www.unep.ch/etu/finserv/insura/rep.htm

Dec. '97:  Second international meeting of the UNEP Insurance Initiative: Environmental Issues and Financial Institutions - with a particular focus on  the Insurance Industry

UNEP's Insurance Industry Initiative

Tokyo, Japan

http://www.unep.ch/etu/finserv/insura/second_international_conference_.htm

June '98:  Third International Roundtable Meeting on the Insurance Industry  and the Environment

UNEP's Insurance Industry Initiative

Cologne, Germany

http://www.unep.ch/etu/finserv/insura/third_international_conference_o.htm

Sept. '98:  Fourth International Roundtable Meeting on Finance and the Environment - Profitability in the 21^st Century

UNEP’s Financial Services Initiative

Cambridge, UK

http://www.unep.ch/etu/finserv/finserv/Report98.html

June '99:  Fourth International Conference of the Insurance Industry Initiative - Natural Capital at Risk Sharing Practical Experiences from the Insurance and Investment Industries

UNEP's Insurance Industry Initiative

Oslo, Norway

http://www.unep.ch/etu/finserv/insura/Oslo_press_release.htm

Sept. '99:  Fifth International Roundtable on Finance and the Environment - New Roles for Finance in the Race to Sustainability

UNEP's Financial Services Initiative

Chicago, USA

http://www.unep.ch/etu/finserv/finserv/chicago-internet.PDF

Trade, Investment & Development

Apr. '94:  Uruguay Round Negotiations - Established WTO Committee on Trade & Environment

World Trade Organisation

Marrakesh

http://www.wto.org

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/trade1.htm#second

Background documents to the Session

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/trade.htm#doc

Apr. '95:  Report of the Commission on Trade, environment and sustainable development

Commission on Sustainable Development - Third Session

New York, USA

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/trade1.htm#third

Background documents to the Session

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/trade.htm#doc

May '95:  OECD MAI 1995 Report

OECD

http://www.oecd.org//daf/cmis/mai/mairap95.htm

Apr. '96:  Decision 4/1. Trade, environment and sustainable development

Commssion on Sustainable Development

New York, USA

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/trade1.htm#forth

Background documents to the Session

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/trade.htm#doc

Apr. '96:  UNCTAD - Ninth Session

Midrand, South Africa

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/unctadix.htm

May '96:  OECD MAI 1996 Report

OECD

http://www.oecd.org//daf/cmis/mai/mairap96.htm

Oct. '96:  Foreign Direct Investment

UNCTAD Trade & Development Board - 43^rd Session: High Level Segment

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/tb43lead.htm

May '97:  Expert meeting on existing agreements on investment and their development dimensions

UNCTAD Commission on Investment, Technology and related Financial issues

Geneva, Switzerland

www.unctad.org/en/special/c2em1ou.htm

June '97:  Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 - Making trade and environment mutually supportive

UNGASS - Earth Summit II

New York, USA

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/trade1.htm#special

Sept. '97:  Expert meeting on investment promotion and development objectives

UNCTAD Commission on Investment, Technology and Financial issues

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/c2em2ou.htm

Oct. '97:  Globalisation, competition, competitiveness and development

UNCTAD Trade & Development Board - 44^th Session: High Level Segment

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/tb44lead.htm

Oct. '97:  Meeting of experts on trade and investment impacts of environmental management standards, particularly the ISO 14000, on developing countries

UNCTAD Commission on Trade in Goods & Services and Commodities

Geneva, Switzerland

www.unctad.org/en/special/c1em4ld.htm

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Apr. '98:  Expert meeting on existing regional and multilateral investment agreements and their development dimensions

UNCTAD Commission on Investment, Technology and related Financial Issues

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/c2em3ag.htm

Apr. '98:  OECD MAI 1998 Report

OECD

http://www.oecd.org//daf/cmis/mai/repor98.HTM

May '98:  Expert meeting on the growth of domestic capital markets, particularly in developing countries, and its relationship with foreign    portfolio investment

UNCTAD Commission on Investment, Technology and related Financial Issues

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/c2em4ou.htm

Sept. '98:  Preparing for future multilateral trade negotiations: Issues and research needs from a development perspective

UNCTAD Ad Hoc Meeting of the Secretary General

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/mt98ld.htm

Oct. '98:  The Impact of Financial Crises on Trade, Investment and  Development: Regional Perspectives

UNCTAD Trade & Development Board - 45^th Session: High Level Segment

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/tb45ld.htm

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Mar. '99:  High Level Symposium on Trade & Environment - International Institute for Sustainable Development Report

World Trade Organisation

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.wto.org/

http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/hlmdev_e.htm

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/c2em5ou.htm

May '99:  Ministerial Meeting on International Investment

OECD

Paris, France

http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/fdi/index.htm

May '99:  Report on the Survey of Implementation of Methodological   Standards for Direct Investment

IMF, OECD

http://www.oecd.org/daf/cmis/fdi/index.htm

June '99:  Expert Meeting on Portfolio Investment flows and Foreign Direct Investment

UNCTAD Commission on Investment, Technology and related Financial Issues

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.unctad.org/en/special/c2em6ou.htm

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Jan. 2000:  UNCTAD - Tenth Session 

Bangkok, Thailand

Feb. - Mar. 2000:  Committee on Trade & Environment

World Trade Organisation

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.wto.org

Mar. 2000:  Council for Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

World Trade Organisation

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.wto.org

World Trade Organisation

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.wto.org

June 2000:  Council for Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

World Trade Organisation

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.wto.org

July 2000:  Committee on Trade & Environment

World Trade Organisation

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.wto.org

Sept. 2000:  Council for Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

World Trade Organisation

Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.wto.org

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2001

Mar. '01:  Meeting on Environment and Sustainable Development and Trade

UNEP & Partners

Berlin, Germany

http://www.unep.org/Documents/Default.asp?DocumentID=191&ArticleID=2742

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Aid & Debt Initiatives

May '95:  4^th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org/11/un/gef/may95

June '95:  Founding of The Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest

World Bank, UNDP, UN Capital Development Fund, Multi-Government

July '95:  5^th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank,

Washington DC, USA

gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org/11/un/gef/july95

Oct. '95:  6^th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/council6.htm

Apr. '96:  7^th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/council7.htm

May '96:  Development Assistance Committee Adopts ‘Shaping the                 21^st Century: The Contribution of Development Co-operation’ Report

OECD

http://www.oecd.org/dac/htm/stc.htm

Oct. '96:  8^th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/council8.htm

Sept. '96:  Founding of the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative

World Bank, IMF

http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/hipc.htm

Apr. '97:  9^th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/council9/council9.htm

Mar. '97:  DAC Informal Experts Meeting - Integrating Developing Countries    in a Globalizing World Economy

OECD

Paris, France

http://www.oecd.org/dac/pdf/TRADEEN.PDF

Nov. '97:  10^th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/GEF_C10/coun10.htm

Mar. '98:  11^th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

New Delhi, India

http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/GEF_C11/html/inf_1.htm

Apr. '98:  Global Environment Facility Assembly

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

New Delhi, India

http://www.gefweb.org/assembly/Eng/html/main.htm

Apr. '98:  Changing how we think and how we operate - Critical Stocktaking   by OECD’s Development Assistance Committee - High Level Meeting

OECD

Paris, France

http://www.oecd.org/dac/htm/hlmcom98.htm

Oct. '98:  12^th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/GEF_C12/htm/inf_1.htm

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Sept. '99:  Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative Progress Report

IMF, World Bank

http://www.imf.org/external/np/hipc/progrept.htm

Apr. '99:  Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative Progress Report by the Managing Director of the IMF & the President of the World Bank

IMF, World Bank

http://www.imf.org/external/np/hipc/prog2/0499.htm

May 99:  Development Assistance Committee - High Level Meeting: Partnership Principals for Humanitarian Aid

OECD

Paris, France

http://www.oecd.org/news_and_events/release/nw99-46a.htm

May '99:  13^th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/GEF_C13/html/C13_Inf1.htm

8-10 Dec. '99:  14th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/GEF_C14/gef_c14.htm

2000

9-11 May '00:  15th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

http://www.gefweb.org/COUNCIL/GEF_C15/gef_c15.htm

1-3 Nov. '00:  16th Global Environment Facility Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

www.gefweb.org/Documents/Council_Documents/GEF_C16/gef_c16.html

2001

9-11 May '01:  17^th Global Environment Fund Council Meeting

UNDP, UNEP, World Bank

Washington DC, USA

www.gefweb.org/Documents/Council_Documents/GEF_C17/gef_c17.html