For Media
- Daily read-outs from Conference Secretary-General
- UN Media Advisory & Logistics for Rio+20
- Media advisory in French
- Media Accreditation
- Preliminary Information note
- Briefing on logistics by the Government of Brazil
- UN System Media Contacts
- Logo & Guidelines
- A ONU Brasil na Rio+20
Hotels for Press
Accommodation levels in Rio de Janeiro are anticipated to be at full occupancy during the conference. While it is not the responsibility of the United Nations to procure accommodation for the media, it should be noted that the Brazilian national organizing committee for Rio+20 has committed to blocking a minimum of 500 hotel rooms in Rio de Janeiro for media covering the conference. Costs must be covered by the media. For more details, visit: http://www.rio20.gov.br For information regarding room availability please contact: Terramar Travel Agency
Emails: reservas2@terramar.tur.br or reservas4@terramar.tur.br or reservas8@terramar.tur.br
Tel: (+55+21) 35120067 or (+55+11) 30142042 or (+55+19) 35145600
Media representatives must present their approval letter and copy rio20.hoteis@itamaraty.gov.br when requesting their accommodations.
Blog by Rio+20 Secretary-General, Mr. Sha Zukang
A focused political document - 7 May 2012
Delegations worked tirelessly throughout the day and into the night during the second round of informal informal negotiations (23 April - 4 May). Under the able leadership of the Co-Chairs, Ambassador Ashe and Ambassador Kim, delegations carried forward important but complex and difficult negotiations.
Despite their strenuous efforts and progress made, Member States remain far from reaching agreement on actions in priority areas. At the request of the Bureau, Member States have agreed to meet again for five days, from 29 May to 2 June. This will be the last chance before Rio to come to an agreement on an action agenda. The views and positions of the groups and Member States are well known by now. Therefore, the next round of negotiations must continue, under a new approach, with a sense of urgency, aiming for agreement on critical issues and a balanced outcome. Our objective should be to arrive in Rio with at least 90% of the text ready. The most difficult 10% should then be negotiated in Rio with the highest political support. At the closing of the informal informal negotiations on Friday evening, 4 May, I appealed to delegations to use the opportunity presented by the last round of informal informal negotiations before Rio to work toward a focused political document, as mandated by the General Assembly:- that renews political commitment, reaffirms Rio principles and builds upon earlier agreements;
- that is action-oriented in spelling out the Future we Want;
- that contains inspiring agreements for future generations on a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and on the institutional framework for sustainable development;
- that contains ambitious universal goals - the Sustainable Development Goals;
- that contains concrete deliverables in priority areas; and
- that creates or strengthens the institutions we need for the post-Rio+20 period.