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UN urged to recognize benefits derived from mountain regions as essential for sustainable development

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UN News Centre

Publication Date
2014-01-09

8 January 2014 – As United Nations-led talks on outlining the future global development agenda continue to progress, UN agency officials joined representatives of mountain countries and organizations today at Headquarters to encourage mountain-specific policies in sustainable development strategies, with a particular focus on plans for adaptation and mitigation of climate change.

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