Rio+20
What’s the Future You Want?
The United Nations Development Program just released this video which nicely sums up what is on the table later this month at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
Can a 6 Minute Speech Change the World…Again?
If you search for “United Nations” in YouTube, the most viewed item is not a speech by President Obama or Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, or a PSA by Ban Ki Moon or UNICEF. Rather, it’s a 6 minute address to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, by a 12 year old in 1992.
How We Should Measure Success at Rio+20 (Podcast)
One month from now, world leaders, civil society activists, businesspeople and diplomats will descend on Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. I speak with Dr. Gustavo da Fonseca of the Global Environment Facility about what we can expect from the meeting and why he is convinced the meeting will be a success.
Rio+Social Registration Open
Rio+20 is just 40 days away! As world leaders gather in Rio de Janiero for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to negotiate and fine tune a series of agreements on development, energy, and sustainable growth, a more open “people’s forum” will be underway across town.
Sustainable Energy For All
We are under 6 weeks away from Rio+20, a major global confab dedicated to sustainable development. Access to energy is one important part of the debate we will have in Rio.
What the UNFCCC’s Christiana Figueres is Looking to Get Out of Rio+20
I had the opportunity to speak with the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Christina Figures about her expectations for Rio+20. She says it’s all about the Big Picture.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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