Q. The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries transition towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at

  • The Earth Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, Johannesburg.
  • The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro.
  • The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2015, Paris.
  • The World Sustainable Development Summit 2016, New Delhi.

Answer: (b) The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro.

Notes:
  • The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a United Nations mechanism to assist countries in transition towards greener and more inclusive economies emerged at The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro.
  • PAGE seeks to put sustainability at the heart of economic policies and practices to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
  • PAGE brings together five UN agencies which are the UN Environment, International Labour Organization, UN Development Programme, UN Industrial Development Organization, and UN Institute for Training and Research.
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