Earth Summit 2012
  • About
    • Milestones to Rio+20
    • Sustainable Development Timeline
    • About Stakeholder Forum
      • This Website
    • Previous Earth Summits
    • Historical Documents
      • Historical NGO Reports and Papers
      • Previous Achievements
    • FAQs
    • About Rio+20
  • Rio+20
    • Themes
      • Green Economy
      • Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development
      • 7 Critical Issues
      • Sustainable Development Goals
    • The Process
      • Milestones to Rio+20
      • Meetings
      • Capacity Building and Training
    • Stakeholders
  • Projects
    • Global Transition 2012
    • Sustainable Development Governance 2012
      • Think Pieces
    • Dialogue on a Convention for CSRA
    • Outreach
    • National Councils for Sustainable Development
    • Peoples' Sustainability Treaties
  • Get Involved
    • Sign Up to Earth Summit Network News
    • Action and Initiatives
  • Resources
    • UN Official Documents
      • UNCSD Official Documents
      • Other UN Resources
    • Thematic Resources
      • Green Economy Resources
      • IFSD Resources
    • Major Group Publications
    • Stakeholder Forum Publications
    • Useful Resources
    • Wikicurve
    • Videos
    • Podcasts
  • Blog
  • Media
    • Press Releases
    • Earth Summit Press Coverage
    • Earth Media
  • News
    • Preparatory Process News
    • General Earth Summit News
  • Home
Here you can find all the latest updates in relation to Earth Summit 2012, as well as archived news.

Secretary-General Presenting Report of Global Sustainability Panel To General Assembly, Urges Unity in Creating 'Future We Want'

Empty
  •  Print 
  • Email
Details
Tom Harrisson
News
14 May 2012
Created: 14 May 2012
Hits: 1957

“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 launching a new, people-powered agenda for development which would eradicate poverty and promote inclusive growth, while protecting the environment and making consumption and production patterns more sustainable.

Read more: Secretary-General Presenting Report of Global Sustainability Panel To General Assembly, Urges...

Hollande, Putin to attend Rio+20 meet: Brazil

Empty
  •  Print 
  • Email
Details
Tom Harrisson
News
11 May 2012
Created: 11 May 2012
Hits: 2773

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.

Read more: Hollande, Putin to attend Rio+20 meet: Brazil

Accreditation Deadline

Empty
  •  Print 
  • Email
Details
Tom Harrisson
News
11 May 2012
Created: 11 May 2012
Hits: 2600

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 formal space for the negotiations – will require you to be accredited to gain access. This includes side events and the Dialogue Days in between the final prep com and the Rio Summit.

Read more: Accreditation Deadline

General Assembly Postpones Decision on which Organisations will been Accredited for Rio on May 16

Empty
  •  Print 
  • Email
Details
Tom Harrisson
News
11 May 2012
Created: 11 May 2012
Hits: 1866
For organizations that have requested accreditation for Rio+20, the General Assembly will provide details on which organisations have been approved on May 16th. 

Leading civil society groups call governments to agree on a global framework of rules to strengthen corporate reporting

Empty
  •  Print 
  • Email
Details
Tom Harrisson
News
10 May 2012
Created: 10 May 2012
Hits: 1992
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 deliver sustainable
development. The group also warns that too many governments are using or allowing the talks
undermine established human rights and agreed principles such as equity, precaution, and
‘polluter pays.’

A group of leading international humanitarian, development, social justice, environmental, and workers’ organisations today warned that next month’s UN Conference on SustainableDevelopment (Rio+20) looks set to add almost nothing to global efforts to deliver sustainable development. The group also warns that too many governments are using or allowing the talks to undermine established human rights and agreed principles such as equity, precaution, and‘polluter pays.’ Among the demands civil society groups call on governments to: Agree a global framework of rules to strengthen corporate reporting on social and environmental impacts worldwide, consistent with the Rio Principles, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and encompassing the full range of impacts associated with corporate activities.

Read more: Leading civil society groups call governments to agree on a global framework of rules to...

Johnson Sirleaf and Yudhoyono join Cameron on development goals panel

Empty
  •  Print 
  • Email
Details
Tom Harrisson
News
10 May 2012
Created: 10 May 2012
Hits: 2035
Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Indonesia's Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have tricky task of creating new development goals
Read more: Johnson Sirleaf and Yudhoyono join Cameron on development goals panel

Rio+20 leadership event will solidify business recommendations

Empty
  •  Print 
  • Email
Details
Tom Harrisson
News
09 May 2012
Created: 09 May 2012
Hits: 2048

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 UN Global Compact to convene Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD 2012); a temporary coalition which includes another 10 international sector associations.

Read more: Rio+20 leadership event will solidify business recommendations

Countries agree to extend negotiations on Rio+20 outcome document

Empty
  •  Print 
  • Email
Details
Tom Harrisson
News
08 May 2012
Created: 08 May 2012
Hits: 5892

Representatives from governments negotiating the outcome document for the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference (>Rio+20) today agreed to add five more days of deliberations to bridge differences that have kept them from making further progress in negotiations.

Read more: Countries agree to extend negotiations on Rio+20 outcome document

More Articles ...

  1. Launch of VolunteerActionCounts Campaign for Rio+20
  2. Pocket Guide to Sustainable Development Governance Second Edition
  3. Stakeholder Forum Announces Appointment of New Executive Director
  4. Leaders of the whole UN system rally behind sustainable development goals
Page 9 of 49
  • Start
  • Prev
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • Next
  • End
Bootstrap is a front-end framework of Twitter, Inc. Code licensed under MIT License. Font Awesome font licensed under SIL OFL 1.1.