What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?

What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?

It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
It is a Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
It is a Conference of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
It is a Conference of the Member Countries of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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The Rio+20 Conference, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012, was the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. It marked the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit, which was also held in Rio de Janeiro.
– Rio+20 was a major international conference focused on sustainable development.
– It aimed to review progress since the original Earth Summit in 1992 and address current challenges.
– Key outcomes included the document “The Future We Want” and the decision to establish the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The conference focused on two main themes: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, and the institutional framework for sustainable development. It reaffirmed global commitment to sustainable development.
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