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VIENNA, Nov 18 (KUNA) -- The fifth annual Global South-South Development
Expo (GSSD Expo) will open at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna on November 19.
The five-day event will showcase and promote concrete innovative solutions
that demonstrate how governments and civil societies from the South are
expanding access to energy, while also combating climate change, global health
pandemics and the lack of social protection for vulnerable populations.
The GSSD Expo 2012 is hosted by the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO), in conjunction with more than 20 UN agencies and
partners.
At the opening ceremony, statements will be made by John W. Ashe, President
of the General Assembly High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation;
Mourad Benmehidi, Chair of the Group of 77; Veronica Sion, Ecuador Minister of
Industry and Productivity; Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General of UNIDO;
Rebeca Grynspan, Associate Administrator of UNDP; Kris M. Balderston, Special
Representative for Global Partnerships, Global Partnership Initiative, Office
of the US Secretary of State; and Yiping Zhou, Director, United Nations Office
for South-South Cooperation. (end)
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