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Media Release: Reaction to G20 Communique

Submitted by admin on Wed, 20 Jun 2012 - 21:57
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Rio 1992 Connected the Environment and Development, Rio+20 Looks Like Splitting Them Up

Submitted by admin on Tue, 19 Jun 2012 - 15:04
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Rio De Janeiro - 18 June 2012 - The Rio+20 Summit will fail if it agrees to current proposals, which risk worsening the divide between environment and development efforts, warned anti-poverty and environmental campaigners today.

Rights from the Start! Early Education for Filipino Children

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12 Jun 2012 - 05:20
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Seventeen million children below the age of six may soon have access to early childhood education and better nutrition, thanks in part to a civil campaign supported by GCAP Philippines' member, Kabataan Kontra Kahirapan.

Gender and Climate Justice: Stop Mountaintop Mining

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12 Jun 2012 - 03:00
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The Feminist Task Force put the coal industry on trial in West Virginia recently for an abusive mining practice called mountaintop removal and verdict was clear: GUILTY.

Post 2015 Discussions in Europe: "Nothing About Us – Without Us”

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11 Jun 2012 - 10:59
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Top down development never works.

That was the clear message of some 100 activists and development practitioners who gathered recently in Brussels to debate the post-MDG agenda, writes Ingo Ritz.

Why Rio+ 20 Matters

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11 Jun 2012 - 09:47
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From 20 – 22 June, presidents and prime ministers from 112 countries will gather in Rio de Janeiro for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development . This is not just another conference, writes Loy Rego. Taking place just two days after the G20 Summit in Mexico, Rio+20 will shape the content and direction of the development agenda for years to come.

People's Summit Draft Sustainability Treaties Available for Comment

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05 Jun 2012 - 18:56
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Parallel with Rio +20 CSD, Brazilian civil society will convene the Peoples Summit for Social and Environmental Justice to be held from 15 to 23 June at Flamengo at Rio.