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Earth Summit 2012

Earth Summit 2012. Rio +20. Photo Source: The Guardian. Secretary General’s Statement. Video Source: United Nations YouTube Channel.

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Earth Summit 2012

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  1. Earth Summit 2012 Rio +20 Photo Source: The Guardian

  2. Secretary General’s Statement Video Source: United Nations YouTube Channel

  3. “Rio is not the end of the road, it is a beginning. A beginning of a process to define sustainable development goals that build on the Millennium Development Goals, to safeguard people and our planet, to create the future we want.”- Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon

  4. Brief Overview • World leaders will meet with other participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs, and other groups. • The focus of the conference will be to reduce poverty, advice social equity, and ensure environmental protection. • Titled officially as United Nationals Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) • In pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 • Being held in Brazil from 20-22 June 2012 • This is the 20th Anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference of Environment and Development and the 10th of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.

  5. Themes of the Conference • There are two main themes that the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will focus on: • A green economy in the context of sustainable Development poverty eradication. • Institutional framework for sustainable development.

  6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT • Meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs. • “guiding principle for long-term global development…” • There are three pillars of sustainable development: • Economic Development • Social Development • Environmental protection

  7. The agenda of the UNCSD • There are seven areas meant to be highlighted at Rio +20: • Decent Jobs • Energy • Sustainable Cities • Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture • Water • Oceans • Disaster Readiness

  8. Links and References • http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=383 • www.earthsummit2012.org • www.UNCSD2012.org • First major UN conference to carry out a “PaperSmart” program: • http://www.uncsd2012.org/content/documents/781rio20%20sustainability%20in%20action_press%20release%20final.pdf

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