Accountability and the Post-2015 Agenda (Speech)
IISD President Scott Vaughan's speech at the President of the 68th Session of the United Nation’s General Assembly’s Interactive Dialogue “Elements for an Accountability Framework for the Post-2015 Development Agenda”.
The event was held in New York City, USA on May 1, 2014.
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