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	United Nations General Assembly Declares 2014-2024 Decade of Sustainable Energy for All 21 December 2012 “The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared the decade 2014‑2024 as the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, underscoring the importance of energy issues for sustainable development and for the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda. …”

	East, North-East Asia countries call for strengthening of energy security and cooperation 14 November 2012 “Countries from East and North-East Asia, comprising some of the world’s largest energy consumers, ended two days of consultations at a United Nations-led energy security forum, confirming the critical need for enhanced cooperation across the region….”

	UN ESCAP meeting explores energy access and energy security issues and challenges facing South and South-West Asia 7 November 2012 “Driven by high economic growth performances of countries in South and South-West Asia, the demand for energy in countries in the subregion continues to increase exponentially, posing numerous challenges, further compounded by volatile world oil prices….”

Russian Prime Minister on Energy and APEF 2013 at the 9th Summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
6 November 2012

“… Another global challenge is energy. A new architecture of energy cooperation needs to be created to meet the interests of all participants. Energy security has emerged as an indispensable condition of efforts to improve the legal framework of energy cooperation, against the background of shifts in the global energy arena and the advent of new threats to the stability of energy markets. … We think it is important to hold relevant forums, including the holding, under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, of the Asian and Pacific Energy Forum scheduled to be held in Vladivostok in May 2013. I invite everyone to take part in this forum….”

	Pacific island nations seek enabling policies to reach sustainable energy goals 10 October 2012 “Fourteen Pacific island countries ended two days of consultations this week acknowledging that it is crucial to promote synergy between their macroeconomic and energy security policies to achieve sustainable development and insulate themselves from external economic shocks….”

Pacific needs sound policies to promote inclusive and sustainable growth amidst economic and environmental threats, Fiji Prime Minister tells United Nations forum
8 October 2012

“Pacific island countries need sound policies to protect themselves from external economic shocks and environmental threats, and to promote growth that is inclusive and sustainable, the Prime Minister of Fiji, H.E. Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama told a United Nations forum here today….”