Rio+20 in numbers
Edith van Walsum (ILEIA's director) speaking at the 'More & Better' side event. Photo: L. Eggens
3 days lasted the conference
3 years took the preparatory process for the UNCSD
1 document, entitled The Future we Want, concluded the conference
90 is the total number of pages of the UNCSD outcome document
1 million paper sheets were used during the conference (20 times less than normally)
191 UN Member States were represented at the conference, among which 79 by heads of states
44.000 badges were issued for the conference and side events in the conference centre
500 side events took place at the Rio conference centre and 3000 unofficial events were organised throughout Rio de Janeiro
700 voluntary commitments had been received by the close of the conference
513 billion US dollars in financial commitments was promised by governments, the private sector and other groups
8:41 pm is the time the conference was closed on June 22 by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff
(Source: IISD)
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