6 June 2012: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released two public service announcements leading up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). In the first video, released on 22 May 2012, actor and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Antonio Banderas, invites people to join the global conversation around Rio+20. The second, released on 6 June, explains sustainable development to mainstream audiences.

The second video is part of the “Future We Want” campaign of the UNCSD. Banderas, French actor Lambert Wilson, Brazilian football star Marta Vieira da Silva and Italian actress Laura Morante explain that a sustainable development policy or investment must take into equal consideration its economic, social and environmental impacts.

The video also invites the public to vote on 100 recommendations on sustainable development as part of the Rio+20 Dialogues. [UNDP Press Release on First Announcement] [UNDP Press Release on Second Announcement] [“Vote for the Future You Want” Website]