United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Meetings Coverage
- In Less Formal Setting, High-level Officials Discuss Key Rio+20 Themes, Merits of Draft Outcome Document (22 June 2012)
- United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Concludes with World Leaders Renewing Commitments to Save Planet (22 June 2012)
- Speakers at United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Stress Vulnerability of Poorest, Weakest States in Highlighting Inequality (21 June 2012)
- Secretary-General Ban Urges Delegates to ‘Face Existential Reality’ as United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Begins (20 June 2012)
Press Conferences
- Draft Outcome Document Could Make ‘Tremendous Difference’, Conference Secretary-General Says as Negotiations Conclude (19 June 2012)
- Issue of Sustainable Energy Has Come of Age, Says UN Secretary-General’s Adviser, Calling It ‘Missing Millennium Development Goal’ (19 June 2012)
- Warning of ‘Unprecedented Threats’ as Humanity Enters New Era, Scientists Call for Urgent Action to Avoid Disaster (18 June 2012)
- Conference Secretary-General Optimistic about Accord by Tonight’s Deadline, Says Spokesperson (18 June 2012)
- Head of United Nations Gender Entity Stresses Importance of Empowering Women to Contribute, Benefit in All Sustainable Development Efforts (18 June 2012)
- Expectations for Significant Outcome Still High Following Handover of Negotiations to Host Country, Says Conference Spokesperson (17 June 2012)
- At Press Conference Marking World Oceans Day, Officials Sound Alarm over Rapid Degradation of Critical Nutrition Source (16 June 2012)
- Future We Want May Be Drying Up as Desertification, Land Degradation Continue, Convention Chief Warns at Press Conference (16 June 2012)
- No Alternative to Investing in Green-Economy Transition, United Nations Environment Programme Official Says at Launch of New Report (14 June 2012)
- Rio+20 Secretary-General, in Briefing One Week before Conference Opens, Stresses Need for 'Accelerated' Negotiations on Key Commitments (13 June 2012)
