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Jun 3, 2022 · It will commemorate the 50 years since the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which made the environment a pressing global issue for the first time. Some 122 countries attended, and participants adopted a series of principles on the environment, including the Stockholm Declaration and Action Plan for the Human Environment.
May 24, 2022 · This conference, and the world we build beyond it, must show that everybody has a voice and a role: developing nations, women, youth, indigenous peoples and local communities. PM’s Gandhi’s call in 1972 remains as pertinent now as then: “We have to prove to the disinherited majority of the world that ecology and conservation will not work against their interest but will bring an improvement in their lives.”
Oct 12, 2021 · Nairobi, 12 October 2021 – The United Nations General Assembly agreed on the way forward for plans to host an international meeting at the highest possible level in Stockholm next June, during the week of World Environment Day. The event will commemorate the 50 years since the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and serve as a contribution to accelerate action towards a more sustainable society.
May 31, 2022 · For: The Impact of the Stockholm Declaration in Shaping Global Environmental Law and Jurisprudence. We meet here in Stockholm today because, fifty years ago, lawyers, political leaders, scientists, and economists came up with a vision to bring together the world and to begin to consider the nexus between environment, development, and poverty.
May 25, 2022 · At the 1972 conference, 113 countries adopted the Stockholm Declaration and Action Plan for the Human Environment, placing environmental issues at the forefront of international concerns. The conference also led to the creation of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and began an important dialogue between industrialized and developing countries on the links between the environment, economic growth and human well-being.
Jun 2, 2022 · Stockholm, 2 June 2022 – Fifty years after Sweden hosted the first-ever United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, and with the world facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, governments, civil society, young people and the private sector today gathered for an international meeting – Stockholm+50 – to spur urgent action for a healthy planet for the prosperity of all.
Nov 18, 2021 · 2022 marks 50 years since Stockholm Conference which led to the designation of 5 June as World Environment Day. Nairobi, 18 November 2021 – The Government of the Sweden will host World Environment Day 2022 in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The year 2022 marks 50 years since the first United Nations Conference on the ...
Oct 4, 2022 · The Stockholm+50 international meeting took place in Stockholm, Sweden on 2 and 3 June 2022. The meeting commemorated the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and acted as a springboard to accelerate the implementation of the UN Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. Stockholm+50 also reinforced the messages and the outcomes of the event to commemorate UNEP’s 50th anniversary (UNEP@50), which took place in March 2022 in Nairobi ...
Aug 29, 2024 · Dates: 25-29 August 2024Location: Online and in-person Hosted by: Stockholm International Water InstituteOverview:World Water Week 2024 is centered on water cooperation, for peace and security in its broadest sense. The theme, Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future, asks us to recognize the regional and global interconnectivity of communities and nations, and underscores the collaborative effort needed to achieve a peaceful and sustainable future.Events:25 August, 4pm ...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022. Founded in 1972 following the landmark UN Conference on the Human Environment, UNEP was conceived to monitor the state of the environment, inform policy making with science and coordinate responses to the world’s environmental challenges. Since its creation, UNEP has worked closely with its 193 Member States and other stakeholders to galvanize worldwide commitments and coordinated action to address ...
