What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?
- AIt is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable DevelopmentCorrect
- BIt is a Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
- CIt is a Conference of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
- DIt is a Conference of the Member Countries of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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