Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud says Guyana remains committed to implementing measures for sustainable development, at the United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) Rio+20 Sub Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Caribbean held at the Guyana International Conference Centre recently.
According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release, the meeting was a follow-up to the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the UNCSD that was convened in March at the UN Headquarters in New York. UNCSD aims to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress made to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and address new and emerging challenges. The preparatory meetings will discuss and refine themes such as a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication; and the institutional framework for sustainable development.
In his address to the delegation, Persaud said the fact that several nations and international organisations are meeting on these issues highlights the need for collective sovereign interaction to attain sustainable development as
