ECLAC | Español | Contact HOME PAGE BACKGROUND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES EVENTS PRINCIPLE 10 DOCUMENTS CARIBBEAN PRESS CENTER PHOTOS AND VIDEOS Implementation of Rio+20: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 20-22 June 2012. It resulted in an outcome document, The Future We Want, which contains clear and practical measures for implementing sustainable development. The conference focused on two main themes: green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and improving institutional framework for sustainable development. Among the many measures, Member States decided to launch a process to develop a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will build upon the Millennium Development Goals and converge with the post 2015 development agenda. Rio+20 also galvanized the attention of thousands of representatives of the UN system and major groups. It resulted in over 700 voluntary commitments and witnessed the formation of new partnerships to advance sustainable development. For more information about implementation post-Rio+20 you can also see: Sustainable development knowledge platform website Press releases ICC and ECLAC Promote Debate on Sustainable Environmental Taxation In the context of the eighteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Countries Approve Road Map for Regional Instrument on Access to Environmental Information, Participation and Justice Latin American and Caribbean nations agree to strengthen regional cooperation and dialogue on environmental matters. Region's Countries Seek Participation of All Citizens in Environmental Issues Representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean will make progress in the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. More press releases > ECLAC and the Future We Want NEW: Registration open for Conference on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean in Bogota, March 7-9, 2013 March 7-9, 2013: Conference on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Follow-up to the development agenda beyond 2015 and Rio+20Bógota, Colombia January 2013: CELAC and EU-CELAC Summits: Latin America and the Caribbean valued initiatives for the regional implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development November 6-7, 2012: The first meeting of the focal points designated by the governments of the countries that signed the declaration on the application of principle 10 was held in the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)Santiago,Chile November 7, 2012: Brazil signs on to the Declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development June 22, 2012: UN System: Together for the future we wantRioCentro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil June 21, 2012: Regional Commissions Joint Side Event: Green Growth and Sustainable Development - Regional PerspectivesRioCentro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 20, 2012: IADB's Climate Change and Sustainability DayHotel Windsor Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 21, 2012: Tailoring Green Growth Strategies to Country Circumstances: Practical Steps towards Achieving Sustainable DevelopmentRiocentro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil © United Nations, 2000-2011 | Terms and conditions | Site map