India endorses a Rio+20 Earth Summit in 2012
November 2009: India has roundly endorsed the idea of a new summit and in a statement to UN Committee II said “In this regard we also support the holding of a ‘Rio+20’ event in...
Category: Milestones to Rio+20
Stakeholder Forum hosts informal government dinner on Earth Summit 2012 in New York
February 2009: During the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting for the 17th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, Stakeholder Forum convened a number of governments from North and South to informally discuss the possibility of...
Norway recognises the opportunities afforded by an Earth Summit in 2012
3rd November 2009: In a statement to the UN Committee II Daniel Hirsch of the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations has recognised the opportunity that a new Earth Summit could present....
UN Division of Sustainable Development (UN DSD) invites governments to submit views for UN Secretary General’s report on a proposed Earth Summit in 2012
6th March 2009: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs sent a letter to the members fo the United Nations inviting responses on a proposed Earth Summit.
G-77 propose Draft Resolution for the UN General Assembly on a Rio+20 Earth Summit in 2012
4th November 2009: Sudan, on behalf of the G-77 and China, has produced a draft resolution for the UN General Assembly addressing the Earth Summit in 2012, Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for...
Stakeholder Forum Executive Director Felix Dodds addresses Event on Rio+20 Earth Summit held at the 17th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD17)
17th May 2009: At a side event hosted by the Brazilian government during CSD17, Felix Dodds presented his vision for a Rio+20 Earth Summit in 2012, building on many of the multi-stakeholder discussions and...
France and Brazil issue joint statement on climate change ahead of COP15 and call for an international organisation dedicated to environment and sustainable development
14th November 2009: The governments of Brazil and France released a joint statement today outlining a common position on climate change, within which they also called for the establishment of an international organization devoted...
Brazilian government responds to call by UN Division for Sustainable Development to submit views for Secretary General’s report on a possible Earth Summit in 2012
26th May 2009: The Brazilian government has submitted a paper on the possibility of a high level event on sustainable development in 2012, as a contribution to the report of the Secretary General of the United...
Commonwealth Civil Society Statement at Port of Spain supports Rio+20
22nd November 2009: Representatives of civil society organsiations across the Commonwealth have emphasised their support for a Rio+20 Earth Summit in 2012. At the Commonwealth Civil Society Forum, held ahead of the Commonwealth Heads...
European Union responds to call by UN Division for Sustainable Development to submit views for Secretary General’s report on a possible Earth Summit in 2012
28th May 2009: In a letter to Tariq Bunari, Director of the Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) within UN DESA, the Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union has announced that it is...