UN Forum 2012
Date: Saturday 14 July 2012 Time: 10:00-18:00 GMT Location: London, Institute of Education Focus: To bring together UN experts, policy-makers and opinion-shapers with a wide cross-section of the public to discuss peace and security,...
Earth Summit 2012 Blog
More Negotiations on Rio+20 Document Kick off at UN Today
United Nations, May 29 (Prensa Latina) Delegates from the 193 UN member countries start next Tuesday an additional week of negotiations on the text of the document to be approved by the UN Conference...
Chinese enterprises join in Rio+20 Earth Summit
Twenty-one private enterprises from China will join in China Going Green Dialogues as a partof the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20, that will come inJune in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
North-South Divide Looms Heavily Over Rio+20 Summit
UNITED NATIONS, May 29, 2012 (IPS) – The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro was to a large extent derailed by a North-South divide: a battle between a coalition of rich industrial nations...
Rio Dialogues Part I: WHY Should I Even Care?
In the big lead up to Rio+20, the community concerned about sustainable development is all a-buzz. There is talk of PrepCom, side-events and dialogues at the Rio+20 conference. Despite all the momentum, critics note that the level...
Memo to Rio+20: ‘green economy’ doesn’t mean monetising nature
Official support for marketising nature to stop its destruction means the practical action at Rio+20 will be at People’s summit