UN Earth Summit in 2012

On 24th December 2009 the UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution (A/RES/64/236) agreeing to hold the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in 2012 - also referred to as 'Rio+20' or 'Rio 20'.

The Conference seeks three objectives: securing renewed political commitment to sustainable development, assessing the progress and implementation gaps in meeting already agreed commitments, and addressing new and emerging challenges. The Member States have agreed on the following two themes for the Conference: green economy within the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, and institutional framework for sustainable developmentThis summit will review progress achieved since the first Summit in Rio De Janeiro 92', the Rio + 5 in 97', and the Rio +10 in 2002. The resolution.

Global Event for Water on July 25th, 2009

GEN confirmed our global webcast July 23rd - 26th, 2009 at the Mystic Garden Party festival. A major highlight during the weekend (on July 25th) will be a Global Water Blessing with Dr. Masuro Emoto (the reknownd emmisary of water, featured in the movie "What the Bleep Do We Know". July 25th is known as the Day Out of Time in the 13 moon (Mayan related) calendar. There are many synchronized events each year & we'll be working to invite their participation. We also confirmed that the Earth Dance Intl. Festival that is inviting it's network of over 350 locations in 65+ countries to participate!

For several years GEN has been building our network of partners & participants including NGOs, event organizers, artists, and companies in the Green Economy to prepare for the Earth Summit + 20 in Rio.

To develop this network, GEN has participated in several UN Summit events including:

In 2009, the 17th CSD meetings at the UN, NYC.

In 2002, the World Summit on Sustainable Development,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
(This was Rio + 10)

In 1997, the Earth Summit + 5 at the UN, New York.

In 1996, 2nd Conference on Human Settlements, (called Habitat II), Istanbul, Turkey.