European Youth Forum - Date submitted: 28 Oct 2011 - Stakeholder
type: Major Group - Name: European Youth Forum - Submission
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Contribution to Outcome Document United Nations Conference on
Sustainable Development 2012 Introduction The United Nations
Conference on Sustainable Development, known as ?Rio+20? as it
comes 20 years after the 1992 ?Earth Summit?, will be profoundly
significant for young people. During this conference world
leaders are expected to renew a political commitment to
sustainable development, assess the progress made to date in
sustainable development policies and make profound, binding
decisions to address new and emerging challenges that threaten
the progress and development of young people and future
generations. The conference will aim to overcome the often
disconnected but equally important dimensions of sustainable
development: social, environmental and economic sustainability.
A coherent and interlinked strategy is needed in order