Ban Ki-moon hails successes of Rio +20
UN General Secretary attempts to counter widespread criticism over the lack of ambition at last week's earth summit
The head of the United Nations has declared last week's Rio +20 Earth Summit a success in an attempt to counter criticism from green NGOs and politicians left deeply disappointed by the lack of ambition...
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