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Without human rights, sustainable development will fail

On June 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In General CSO issues, Green economy, Outcome document, R4S and IBON events, Resources, Rio+20 issues, SDGs, Statements, Susdev governance

By ANTONIO TUJAN JR.

 

When the speeches are made and the headlines written, I have little doubt that there will be much acclaim given to the re-affirmation at Rio+20 of a series of key human rights principles enshrined in sustainable development at the 1992 Earth Summit. But that will not tell the whole story, [...]

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Rio+20 abandons the people, favours corporate growth

On June 21, 2012 · 1 Comment · In General, General CSO issues, Green economy, Major groups, NGOs, Outcome document, R4S and IBON events, Rio+20 issues, SDGs, Statements, Susdev governance

Below is a statement from IBON International. IBON’s International director Antonio Tujan Jr was also quoted by the Environmental News Service on the same day the group released this statement.

Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 — As world leaders gather today to discuss a social, economic and environmental roadmap intended to address ecological degradation, [...]

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Put human rights at the heart of sustainable development — R4S joins OHCHR and HRW

On June 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Outcome document, R4S and IBON events, Resources, Rio+20 issues, SDGs, Statements, Susdev governance, Uncategorized, Workers and unions

RIO DE JANEIRO, Tuesday, June 19, 2012—International advocacy platform Rights for Sustainability (R4S) joined forces with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) to push the message that human rights should be at the heart of sustainable development.

At a high-profile side event inside Riocentro, [...]

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IBON on SDGs: We need an alternative development vision after 2015

On June 17, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Rio+20 issues, SDGs

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 15, 2012 — Rights for Sustainability (R4S) delegate and IBON International program manager Paul Quintos at a Rio+20 side event put forward the case for a transformative development agenda to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Quintos appeared alongside speakers from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), [...]

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