16 Jun 2012

UN / RIO +20 ADVANCER

As delegates continue negotiating the outcome agreement document for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Sha Zukang, the Conference’s Secretary-General, said that “Rio + 20 is where decisions on the future of our planet, our economies, and our livelihoods for the next 10 or 20 years are going to be made” and stated that “the future of our planet is at stake, the survival of making is at stake.” UNTV / FILE

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STORY: UN / RIO + 20 ADVANCER
TRT: 4.40
SOURCE: UNTV / UNEP / UNICEF / WORLD BANK
RESTRICTIONS: NONE  
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS

DATELINE: 1 JUNE 2012, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

SHOTLIST:

FILE – UNEP – RECENT, CHILE

1. Various shots, landfill

FILE – UNICEF – 1 FEBRUARY 2012, MORADABAD, INDIA

2. Wide shot, city scene
3. Wide shot, crowded train

FILE – UNICEF – 4 MARCH 2006, NAIROBI, KENYA

4. Zoom out, slum buildings

FILE – UNICEF – 12 FEBRUARY 2012, BANGLADESH

5. Various shots, father and daughter walking in fetid water

UNTV – 1 JUNE 2012, NEW YORK CITY

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Sha Zukang, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Secretary-General:
"Rio + 20 is where decisions on the future of our planet, our economies, and our livelihoods for the next ten or twenty years are going to be made. The world we live in today is not sustainable; not sustainable socially, economically and environmentally. At Rio, world leaders need to renew their political commitments for sustainable development and adopt and ambitious yet practical outcome that equals the magnitude of today's challenges."

FILE – UNEP - DATE AND LOCATION UNKNOWN

7. Wide shot, windmill
8. Zoom out, solar panels on roof of house
9. Close up, solar panels
10. Zoom in, windmills

UNTV – 1 JUNE 2012, NEW YORK CITY

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Sha Zukang, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Secretary-General:
"Member states need to renew political commitment for sustainable development. This means reaffirming the principles agreed twenty years ago, in the year 1992 and committing to honour them going forward. A critical issue in the discussion is certainly a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. A green economy can be an important pathway to sustainable development, but it is vital that each country needs the policy space to pursue its own green economy path. It is also important that countries agree that a green economy will not become a new barrier to trade or source of aid conditionalities. We all agree that there is no one-size-fits-all approach.

FILE – WORLD BANK - 2010, MALI

12. Tilt down, from sky to solar panels

UNTV – 1 JUNE 2012, NEW YORK CITY

13.	SOUNDBITE (English) Sha Zukang, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Secretary-General:
"We hope the conference will adopt a focused political document building on the Rio principles, Agenda 21, and the Johannesburg plan of implementation. Rio must have an action document with clear steps forward that define the implementation agenda for the next ten or twenty years. So far we have noted a broad and enthusiastic support for sustainable development goals, SDG for short. These SDGs will complement the MDGs and they will be universal and measurable. In this regard, I am pleased to see that Member States are committed to a high level ambition for Rio anchored on action."

FILE – UNEP - DATE AND LOCATION UNKNOWN

14. Med shot, man fumigating fields
15. Close up, runoff from agricultural fields
16. Tilt up, parched earth

UNTV – 1 JUNE 2012, NEW YORK CITY

17. SOUNDBITE (English) Sha Zukang, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Secretary-General:
"Naturally there are differences in what should be agreed to at Rio, because the subjects of discussion are so complex, it is understandable. There are differences in how to advance the green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, and also there are differences in the institutional framework, means of implementation. However, all countries are aware that opportunities presented by Rio to muster political will and set the global agenda on sustainable development cannot go to waste, because we cannot afford to waste it. So, I am optimistic, I cannot afford to be otherwise. The future of our planet is at stake, the survival of making is at stake."

FILE – UNEP - DATE AND LOCATION UNKNOWN

18. Zoom out, urban farming on city rooftop
19. Various shots, forest

FILE – WORLD BANK - RECENT, OCEANS

20. Wide shot, aerial view of ocean and atoll
21. Wide shot, underwater shot of wave over coral
22. Wide shot, underwater shot fish in ocean

STORYLINE:

As delegates continue negotiating the outcome agreement document for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Sha Zukang, the Conference's Secretary-General said that "Rio + 20 is where decisions on the future of our planet, our economies, and our livelihoods for the next ten or twenty years are going to be made", and called on world leaders to "renew their political commitments for sustainable development."

Zukang stressed that "the world we live in today is not sustainable; not sustainable socially, economically and environmentally" and expressed hope that an "ambitious yet practical outcome that equals the magnitude of today's challenges" will be adopted in Rio.

Members of the event's Preparatory Committee are due to finish negotiations on the outcome document on Friday.

More than 100 heads of State and government, along with thousands of parliamentarians, mayors, UN officials, chief executive officers and civil society leaders are expected to attend Rio+20's high-level meeting, from 20 to 22 June, to shape new policies to promote prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social equity and environmental protection.

The Rio + 20 Secretary-General said that "a critical issue in the discussion is certainly a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication" but noted that "each country needs the policy space to pursue its own green economy path."

He said that "it is also important that countries agree that a green economy will not become a new barrier to trade or source of aid conditionalities."

The Conference will focus on two themes, a green economy in the context of sustainable development, poverty eradication and the institutional framework for sustainable development.

The preparations for Rio + 20 have highlighted seven areas which need priority attention; these include decent jobs, energy, sustainable cities, food security and sustainable agriculture, water, oceans and disaster readiness.

Zukang said that Rio "must have an action document with clear steps forward that define the implementation agenda" and pointed out that so far there has been "broad and enthusiastic support" for sustainable development goals, (SDGs), which will complement the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and should be "universal and measurable."

The official discussions will focus on two main themes: How to build a green economy to achieve sustainable development and lift people out of poverty, including support for developing countries that will allow them to find a green path for development; and how to improve international coordination for sustainable development.

Governments are expected to adopt clear and focused practical measures for implementing sustainable development, based on the many examples of success we have seen over the last twenty years.

Zukang said that "naturally there are differences in what should be agreed to at Rio," including "in how to advance the green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication" as well as in the institutional framework and means of implementation.

However, he noted that "all countries are aware that opportunities presented by Rio to muster political will and set the global agenda on sustainable development cannot go to waste" and remarked that "the future of our planet is at stake; the survival of making is at stake."

Meanwhile, thousands of civil society members participated in Rio+20's various side-events, voicing their concerns on issues such as marine protection, deforestation, food security and workers' rights.

Over 500 side-events are set to take place over the coming days, with people from all over the world attending talks, panels and workshops on range of issues. Many are also taking the opportunity to form partnerships and share knowledge.