Rio+20 Conference Handbook now available
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development together with the Brazilian Federal Government have produced a conference handbook for all attendees of the Rio+20 conference.
Category: Preparatory Process News
Stakeholder Forum and UNCSD Capacity Building
In order to implement paragraph 21 of General Assembly resolution A/RES/64/236, which “encourages the active participation of all major groups” at all stages of the preparatory process, the Rio+20 Secretariat, in partnership with the...
Building a Global Network of National Councils for Sustainable Development
Date: April 28, 2012 Time: 10-16:00Location: The Church Centre, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 The Ministry of the Environment of Finland and Stakeholder Forum, along with partners, are working together to...
Side Events for March intersessional and informal informal
The attached scedule gives an overview of the time, location and themes of the side events for the informal consultations on zero draft of UNCSD outcome document (March 19-23) and the Third Intersessional Meeting...
European High-Level Conference on Rio+20: “Achieving Global Justice in the Green Economy”
When: Thursday 15 March 2012 9.30 – 16.30 Where: European Economic and Social Committee, room TRE 7701. Entrance: 7Th Floor, Trèves Building, Rue des Trèves, 1040 Brussels Innovative thinking on fair natural resource sharing
Participation of Major Groups for Initial Discussion of Zero Draft in January confirmed
The UNCSD secretariat has confirmed that the plan of work for the 25 – 27 January initial Discussion on the zero draft includes opportunities for major groups to deliver statements as per the previous...
Shedule of informal-informal Negotiations on the Outcome Document
The Bureau of the UNCSD preparatory process met on 22 December 2011 and agreed on the following schedule for “informal-informal” negotiations on the outcome document.
UAE, UNEP sign summit declaration to be submitted to 2012 Earth Summit in Rio
The Eye on Earth Summit Declaration, a key outcome of the Summit, which will provide input to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in...
Economic Commission for Europe: Report on the Rio Preparatory Process
In preparation for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD; Rio+20 Conference), scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012, member States of the United Nations Economic Commission for...
Registration & Accreditation to Rio+20 Now Open
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, “Rio +20”, will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012. The conference will be preceded by the third Preparatory Committee meeting...