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Johannesburg Summit Glossary
GATS:
General Agreement on Trade in Service, sets out international trade rules on servicesKyoto:
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Local Agenda 21 (LA21):
local plans of action for sustainable development for the 21st century as part of the Agenda 21 Treaty, signed at the Rio Earth Summit - tackling global problems at a local levelMajor Group: Groupings of stakeholders identified in Agenda 21 (such as business and industry, farmers, local authorities, children and youth, NGOs and women) whose input is vital to the success of SD and will be at the Summit
Needs:
Interpreted in Agenda 21, not solely in terms of economic interests, but also those of a fully functional, harmonious, global system that incorporates both people and eco-systemsNGO:
Non-Governmental Organisation eg charities, faith groups etc.Parallel Events:
Additional events organised and managed by organisations and groups independent of the United NationsRegion:
The UN World regions are Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, and West AsiaSustainable Development (SD):
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (Bruntland Report 1987)UNDP
: United Nations Development ProgrammeUNEP:
United Nations Environment ProgrammeUNESCO:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganisationWHO:
World Health OrganisationWTO:
World Trade Organisation