MGC Updates
Mercy Global Action Formal Interventions to UN Commissions: A Goal Completed
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Mercy Activity Continues Around Rio+20
The Mercy Global Action Network (MGAN) has been active in the period before and after Christmas in following up on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).
Mercy Seasons Justice
In a clear demonstration of global Mercy action, Sisters and colleagues worldwide have in the past several months taken action on three key concerns of Mercy Global Action at the UN
Review of MIA Global Action Engagement with Rio+20
From June 2011 – June 2012 Mercy International Association (MIA) Global Action engaged with preparation for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20.
Rio Report
Sisters Áine O’Connor and Mary Bilderback report from Rio that current negotiations on the Zero Draft of the Outcome Document continue to lack ambition and vision.
A livable, sustainable Earth for all creation
Hungry for a livable, sustainable Earth for all creation? Here’s a little food for thought to nibble on:
Statement of Mercy International Association to Governments on Rio+20
In the countdown to Rio+20, Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Associates worldwide are calling on governments to respond with immediacy and measurable efficacy to end poverty and to shift development and economic policies onto a sustainable and equitable pathway.
Rio+20 Update: Preparations at the UN in NY
On January 10, 2012, the co-chairs and the United Nations Bureau of the Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) released the long awaited Rio+20 Zero Draft of the Outcome Document entitled “The Future We Want”.
Mercy International Association on the Road to Rio +20 (MGC)
The United Nations is preparing for a 2012 Earth Summit (United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development) in Rio next June.This summit, also know as Rio +20, marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.
World Environment Day
On June 5, 2011, the United Nations celebrated World Environment Day to increase awareness on the state of the environment and to highlight actions people are taking all over the world to sustain our planet for future generations.
