RIO+20
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, was an action-oriented conference focusing on implementation of sustainable development.
This newsletter aims to highlight the work carried out by Member States, United Nations system, Major Groups and other relevant stakeholders in implementing sustainable development and leading the way to the Future We Want.
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Rio+20, one of the largest conferences ever convened by the United Nations, ushers in a new era for implementing sustainable development. The Conference was a rare opportunity for the world to focus on sustainability issues - to examine ideas, forge partnerships and solutions.
There were several outcomes to the Rio+20 Conference. The political outcome, The Future We Want, agreed to by...
A new report is available now in the Mountain Pavilion website. This is the "Sustainable Mountain Development Green Economy and Institutions: From Rio 1992 to Rio 2012 and beyond. Global Report 2012 - Final Draft for Rio 2012".
This report presents the key role that mountain societies and resources play in the global green economy. It illustrates the manifold opportunities that mountain...
The ACVM (Associação de Comunidades de Vida Mariana, or Association of Marian Life Communities) headquarters at Rio de Janeiro hosted staff from CONDESAN, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the Peruvian delegation during the Rio+20 Summit, as well as members from other international organisations. ACVM is committed to evangelization and helping poor people in Brazil....
The western South American country of Peru has advised its official negotiators to take an uncompromising stand on mountain issues while deliberations are held at the ongoing Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil.
Peruvian environment minister Manuel Pulgar Vidal told Business Bhutan that Peruvian negotiators have been directed to take “tough positions” on...
On the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) six of the world's major multilateral development banks (MDBs) released a joint statement, which indicates their commitment to work together to support global transformation in line with the Rio+20 agreements.
The joint statement, titled "Delivering on the promise of sustainable development: Our...
The High-level Side Event on Sustainable Energy for All will showcase commitments to actions by all stakeholders towards the objectives of the Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative. It will provide a unique platform for global leaders, including heads of states, CEOs and heads of civil society organizations, to announce their major initiatives, commitments and partnerships...
La Plataforma Climática Latinoamericana (PCL) está elaborando el Informe sobre el Estado y la Calidad de las Políticas Públicas sobre el Cambio Climático y Desarrollo en América Latina, que se publicará con frecuencia bienal, para 10 países de la región. El informe preliminar será presentado en la Conferencia Río +20 el viernes 22 de junio 2012 de 13:00 a 14:30 en el salón T-6 (RioCentro). El...
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