2011 - 2020
| Date | Milestones |
|---|---|
21 June 2011
|
General Assembly appoints Ban Ki-moon to second term as UN Secretary-General. |
July 2011 |
The Republic of South Sudan formally seceded from Sudan on 9 July 2011 as a result of an internationally monitored referendum held in January 2011, and was admitted as a new Member State by the United Nations General Assembly on 14 July 2011. |
31 October 2011
|
The global population reaches 7 billion. |
June 2012
|
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from the 20th through the 22nd of June 2012 in order to agree on new policies aimed at promoting global economic development and environmental protection. At the conclusion of the conference UN member states adopted the final document of Rio+20, "The Future We Want." |
29 November 2012
|
The General Assembly accorded non-Member Observer State status to the State of Palestine (Resolution A/RES/67/19). |
