User:Robert Pollard/United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

In 2012 the United Nations will convene the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development / UNCSD, hosted by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, as a 20-year follow-up to the historic 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) that was also held in Rio de Janeiro. The is also frequently referred to as Rio+20 or Earth Summit 2012 The decision to hold the conference in 2012 in Rio de Janeiro was made by UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/64/236 on 24 December 2009.

Objectives
The conference has three objectives.
 * 1) Securing renewed political commitment to sustainable development.
 * 2) Assessing the progress and implementation gaps in meeting already agreed commitments.
 * 3) Addressing new and emerging challenges.

Conference Themes
The conference has two themes agreed upon by the member states.
 * 1) Green economy within the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
 * 2) Institutional framework for sustainable development.

1st Preparatory Committee
May, 2010 A summary of the 1st Preparatory Committee http://www.iisd.ca/vol27/enb2701e.html

1st Intersessional Meeting
Held from January 10-11, 2011 at UN Headquarters, New York, the Intersessional focused on discussion of the objectives of the conference, and its two principle themes. The Intersessional - not a negotiation session - featured panel discussions, from academia, non-governmental organizations as well as Delegates and UN system representatives.

For more information about the event visit the official web site http://www.uncsd2012.org/ The United Nations launched a new web site to support this event for the first time using an open source content management system, Joomla.

Related Links

 * Twitter hashtags: #uncsd; #rioplus20
 * Our Common Future: Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development
 * United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
 * Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
 * Agenda 21