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Holy See and Sex: Follow Up
Gen Stewart | June 24th, 2012
In follow up to the “Holy See and Sex”: here. The “negotiations” of the Rio+20 summit have officially closed, with all parties agreeing on the severely compromised declaration text. In
Energy+ the Future
Gen Stewart | June 23rd, 2012
Norway, in conjunction with more than forty international partners, has signed an agreement to provide over US$140 million to developing countries to stimulate clean energy production. The Energy+ program was
Holy See and Sex
Gen Stewart | June 22nd, 2012
Follow up to the “Holy See and Sex”: here. The declaration text at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development contains no references to reproductive rights. The weak language pertaining to
Gender Mainstreaming
Gen Stewart | June 21st, 2012
June 20 – The UN Conference on Sustainable Development officially began today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and coincides with the Gender Mainstreaming Day, officially recognised by the UN. Delegates
The Future of Sex and the Planet
Gen Stewart | June 20th, 2012
The controversy surrounding reproductive rights and sexual healthcare at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development may come as a surprise to the uninitiated. Isn’t sustainable development about the environment?
Closing the Door on Women, Youth and Indigenous Peoples
Gen Stewart | June 20th, 2012
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development has had significant problems involving civil society with official proceedings. Known as the major groups of the UN, civil society are classified into nine groups: Children & Youth, Farmers, Business
Gen Y to Gen UN
Gen Stewart | June 19th, 2012
It’s a little cliché in sustainable development circles to say: “we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” That doesn’t make it any
Open Letter: My Life in Twenty Years
Gen Stewart | June 18th, 2012
Twenty years ago the world gathered in Rio De Janeiro for the 1992 Earth Summit. It was here that the ban the Framework Convention on Climate Change was born and the world
