UN Official to Open Greenbuild Forum

Washington, DC (October 10, 2007--United Nations Under-Secretary-General Alicia Bárcena Ibarra will open the inaugural Greenbuild International Forum during the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) annual conference in Chicago.

The 2007 Greenbuild International Forum, organized by the World Green Building Council, the International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE), and USGBC will be held on Tuesday, November 6 and will feature interactive sessions with global leaders in green building and sustainable development.

“This forum is the first of its kind for Greenbuild,” said Kevin Hydes, president, World Green Building Council. “Greenbuild is bringing together people from all over the world to share best practices and create new opportunities for international cooperation. The opportunity to hear from UN Under-Secretary-General for Management Alicia Bárcena Ibarra will be, for many, a once in a lifetime experience.”

Bárcena, a native of Mexico, previously served as deputy executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), where she promoted the Millennium Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean. As the chief of the Environment and Human Settlements Division of ECLAC, she focused on public policies for sustainable development, with particular reference to the linkages between environment, economy and social issues.

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