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  • 30 Jun 2012
    Global church groups express disappointment with Rio outcome

    Several global faith-based organizations have expressed disappointment with the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).

  • 24 Jun 2012
    Governments must do more on climate change

    Three major British Churches have voiced their disappointment that the Rio+20 Earth Summit has not made progress on the environmental challenges that face the global community.

  • 22 Jun 2012
    Rio+20: success or failure?

    You have read the newspaper and web headlines already. The world’s media has declared the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, an embarrassing failure. But, asks Daniel Hale, who headed up the Rio delegation for NGO Progressio, is that all there is to be said? And where do we look from here?

  • 19 Jun 2012
    G20: Slow progress at Los Cobos

    Los Cabos is hot and rammed full of federal police and offshore gunships and the military atop armoured vehicles. Late last night, when the US President touched down in the local airport, the town was awash with sirens and helicopters and outriders.

  • 18 Jun 2012
    Knocking on the door at Rio+20

    Across an area the size of an airport, large hangar-like buildings house plenary spaces, meeting rooms, press galleries, food courts, offices and exhibition spaces; Rio+20 is huge. 50,000 people have come. It’s the biggest UN conference ever, and expectations are running high.

  • 18 Jun 2012
    G20 needs to focus on the bigger picture

    I am sitting in the press pit at the G20 in Mexico and as the Eurozone and the election in Greece threaten to wipe development off the agenda here yet again, CAFOD’s economics analyst Tina Weller has quite a lot to say. So I am handing over to her for a few words:

  • 13 Jun 2012
    'The Future We Want': Christians speak out on Rio+20

    This month, against a backdrop of severe ecological and financial crises, world governments are meeting in Rio, Brazil, trying to reach an agreement to secure a sustainable future for the planet and its people. Alex Green and Daniel Hale from Progressio explain why this matters, why urgent action is needed by governments, and how all of us can help shape and influence the Rio+20 process towards climate justice.

  • 29 May 2012
    Tribes call on UK to sign law to ‘guarantee’ their survival

    Tribes from four continents have urged Britain to ratify a law that will ‘guarantee’ their survival.

  • 28 May 2012
    Minister urges action at Rio+20

    Secretary of State Caroline Spelman has said churches have a vital role to play at next month’s Rio+20 summit

  • 7 May 2012
    Buddhist teachings offer insight to sustainable future says Ban Ki-moon

    The teachings of Buddhism can offer significant insights on a more sustainable future, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.