Jose Ignacio Garcia, SJ The Future We Want is the title of the final accord of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development or Rio+20. It’s
Category: Rio+20 Special Edition
Latin America at a crossroads: Is sustainable and inclusive growth possible in the region?
Mary Tere Guzmán Latin America faces great challenges for its development: the type of challenges that have been addressed at Rio+20. The size and diversification
The germinal is in the marginal: Another world is possible
Mauricio López Oropeza The philosopher Martin Buber wrote in his essay “I and Thou” that humanity is going through an extremely stressing moment, where it’s
The social apostolate focuses on ecology
Patxi Álvarez, SJ On the second week of June, the annual meeting of the social delegates of the Conference of Latin America and Caribe took
Indigenous Peoples’ International Declaration on Self-Determination and Sustainable Development
Indigenous Peoples from all regions of the world met at the “Indigenous Peoples International Conference on Sustainable Development and Self Determination” from 17th to 19th
Global March in the People’s Summit: Something new is being born
Gilberto Faggion and Lucas Luz On the afternoon of Wednesday 20th June, thousands of people gathered in the center of Rio de Janeiro for the
Four glimpses of the People’s Summit
Jaime Tatay FE Y ALEGRIA Fe y Alegria (FyA) is a “Movement for Integral Popular Education and Social Development.” This movement directs its activities to
From Rio ’92: Sustainable Development to Eco-solidarity
Leandro Sequeiros, SJ Twenty years ago, in 1992, amid the “pomp” of the celebrations of the Spanish “discovery” of America, I was fortunate to live
Youth for life
Mary Tere Guzmán Many young people from all over the world gathered at the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro.
Prayer, 22nd June, Rio+20
ACT A. Context in preparation for the day: Promote integrated human development “In development programmes, the principle of the centrality of the human person, as