UN Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 (‘Rio+20’)

Useful Online Resources

Following is a selection of resources on Rio+20

UN RIO+20 RESOURCES

- Official website for Rio+20

Includes information on regional consultations, key documents and meetings, etc.

http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/

- UNDP Internal Coordination for Rio+20 (Teamworks)

https://undp.unteamworks.org/node/72239

- UNCT Support for Rio+20 National Preparatory Processes (Teamworks)

https://undp.unteamworks.org/node/132295

- DPI/NGO Conference, “Sustainable Societies: Responsive Citizens”

http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/ngoconference/

Final Declaration including a list of sustainable development goals:

http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/ngoconference/resources/final

- UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders
UNEP has organized consultations with major groups and stakeholders in 6 regions

http://www.unep.org/civil-society/MeetingsandEvents/UpcomingMeetingsandEvents/UNEPRegionalconsultationswithMajorGroups/tabid/54256/Default.aspx  

- UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) – Rio+20 page

NGLS has a large database of civil society organizations and access to a diversity of networks

http://www.un-ngls.org/rioplus20

- UN Global Compact

http://www.unglobalcompact.org/NewsAndEvents/rio_2012/index.html

- Secretary-General High-level Panel on Global Sustainability

http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/climatechange/pages/gsp

- Presentation of Rio+20 by Major Groups Programme Coordinator (UN-DESA)

http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/content/documents/Rio%202012MGpresentationclc.pdf

- Report of the Secretary-General - “Objective and themes of the United Nations Conference

on Sustainable Development” (General Assembly)

http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/content/documents/N1070657.pdf

- “Transition to a Green Economy: Benefits, Challenges and Risks from a Sustainable Development Perspective” (UN-DESA, UNCTAD, UNEP)

http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/content/documents/Green%20Economy_full%20report.pdf

- Issues Brief 2 - Options for Strengthening the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD): Peer Review (UN-DESA)

http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/content/documents/Issuesbrief.pdf

- Global Volunteer Conference Declaration

http://wvw.si.aotest.nl/content/dam/unv/PDFs/GVC_Declaration.pdf

NEWSLETTERS

- Rio+20: Making it Happen (UN-DESA)

http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?menu=40

- The Road to Rio (NGLS)

http://www.un-ngls.org/rioplus20

- Earth Summit Network News (Stakeholder Forum)

http://www.earthsummit2012.org/about-sf/subscribe-to-stakeholder-forums-earth-summit-mailing-list

  

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

- The Green Economy Coalition

http://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/

- Stakeholder Forum – Earth Summit 2012
http://www.earthsummit2012.org/  

- ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

http://www.iclei.org/

- Northern Alliance for Sustainability

http://www.anped.org

- Consumer International

http://www.consumersinternational.org/our-work/sustainable-development/key-projects/at-the-un/earth-summit-2012-(rioplus20)

- Sustainlabor

http://www.sustainlabour.org/

- Third World Network, Update on sustainable development conference 2012

http://www.twnside.org.sg/sdc2012.htm

- World Resource Institute, Insights Rio+20

http://insights.wri.org/topic/rio2012

- Business Action for Sustainable Development 2012

http://basd2012.org/

- Business on the Road to Rio (sponsored by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/rio-2012