Rio+20 Conference

Rio + 20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development

From 20 - 22 June 2012, the UN is holding the biggest development meeting of the year:  the Rio +20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. The previous UN conference on sustainable development, which took place in 2002 in South Africa, was attended by over 21,000 people, including 9,000 government delegates, 8,000 NGOs and 4,000 members of the press.  Rio is therefore a key opportunity for follow up action to the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs.

The official Rio+20 website is full of information about the conference, including the now available Zero Draft document [which will in turn form the basis of the Rio Final Declaration]

For more information on cardiovascular disease and sustainable development, see the Heart Beat article, What's the link? and find out about the World Heart Federation S.P.A.C.E. initiative >