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Download Solution PDFWhich of the following UN Conferences/Summit adopted the Programme of Action for Sustainable Development?
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Download Solution PDFThe conference is a formal meeting of people to discuss a particular topic of common interest within the company, institutions, states, and countries.
Summit is a pre-scheduled meeting of heads of state or government from different countries with a prearranged agenda.
The United Nations holds meetings of such scale on a time to time basis to combat various issues like Global Environmental and Socio-economic.
Few such important Conferences are-
| UN Conference/summit | Highlights of the event |
| Stockholm Conference | It was about ‘Human Environment’ (1972), First ever international level meeting about Global Environment held in Stockholm, Sweden. |
| Rio de Janeiro Conference | It was about ‘Agenda 21’ (1992), Rio conference is aka Earth Summit, Aim was to protect Biodiversity of Earth, Agenda 21 is a non-binding action plan by the UN for sustainable development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Johannesburg Summit | World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) Johannesburg, in 2002, Aimed at reducing negative impacts of Population Growth, Technological and industrial advancements held in Johannesburg, South Africa. |
| Ahmedabad Conference | It is the 13th Conference of Parties (COP13) of the Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (COP-CMS 13) Feb 2020 held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. |
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