Historical Perspective

5. UN Millennium Summit (2000)

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Outcome: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – 2000-
2015
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After the MDGs: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) –
2016-2030
6. UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Earth
Summit) (2012)
– Sustainable Development GoalsHistorical Perspective
1. UN Conference on Human Environment
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Sweden proposed to ECOSOC to hold conference on human
environment interaction
• → Stockholm Conference
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Emphasis:
• On “stimulating and providing guidelines for action by national
government and international organizations” facing
environmental issuesHistorical Perspective
UN Conference on Human EnvironmentHistorical Perspective
– Main outcome:
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Stockholm Declaration – containing 26 principles
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Action Plan with 109 recommendations