More than 500 on-site side events organized by Governments, Major Groups, Organizations from the UN system and other International Organizations will take place in RioCentro during Prepcom III (13-15 June), the Sustainable Development Dialogue...
The General Assembly (GA) has postponed its decision to accredit new NGOs.
The international community needs to “radically transform” the way it manages water, energy and land to ensure the needs of the poorest people are met and the environment is protected, according to the European Report on...
“We need everyone to work together to create the future we want,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging the world body to rally behind the recommendations of his blue ribbon panel for...
BRASILIA — French President-elect Francois Hollande and his recently-inaugurated Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin informed Brazil Wednesday that they will attend next month’s Rio summit on sustainable development.
This is a very important message for all of you who will be going to Rio. The accreditation deadline for Rio+20 is Sunday 20 May 2012. All activities held in Rio Centro – the...
For organizations that have requested accreditation for Rio+20, the General Assembly will provide details on which organisations have been approved on May 16th.
A group of leading international humanitarian, development, social justice, environmental, and workers’ organisations today warned that next month’s UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) looks set to add almost nothing to global efforts to...
Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Indonesia’s Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have tricky task of creating new development goals
In order to ensure a unified business voice in Rio and to formally engage with the UN and national governments pre and during Rio+20, the WBCSD has joined forces with the ICC and the...
