The UN General Assembly, in December 2009, adopted a resolution calling for a UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) to be convened in Brazil in 2012 (also referred to as Rio+20). The resolution established the dates for the preparatory committees leading to the event, and indicates the event should be focused on: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication; and the institutional framework for sustainable development.
dates: 7-8 March 2011 venue: United Nations Headquarters location: New York, US contact: UNCSD Secretariat, Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs phone: +1-212-963-8102 fax: +1-212-96-4260 e-mail: dsduncsd2012@un.org www: http://enb.iisd.org/uncsd/prepcom2/