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20-22
June 2012
Rio
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Rio+20
is an
alternative name
given to the
2012 United
Nations
Conference on
Sustainable
Development
(UNCSD). Held to
mark of the 20th
anniversary of
the 1992 United
Nations
Conference on
Environment and
Development
(UNECD or Earth
Summit), Rio+20
will take place
in Rio de
Janeiro (Brazil)
on 20-22 June
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A
CALL TO ACTION
FOR THE 2012
UNITED NATIONS
CONFERENCE ON
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
A joint message
to ITU
Membership
from ITU Secretary-General
and H.E. Paulo
Bernardo Silva
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  Dear
Sir/Madam
The 2012 United
Nations
Conference on
Sustainable
Development
(Rio+20), to be
held in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil,
on 20-22 June
2012, will bring
together the
global community
to assess the
progress
achieved in the
implementation
of the outcomes
of the major
international
conferences held
on the topic of
sustainable
development.
The Conference
aims at securing
political
commitment to
sustainable
development;
assessing
progress towards
internationally
agreed
commitments; and
identifying
solutions to new
and emerging
challenges. It
will contribute
to shaping the
international
development
framework for
the coming years
and will guide
our future work
at ITU.
ITU together
with the Host
Country would
like to invite
all ITU
administrations
to encourage
their national
delegations to
highlight the
role of
Information and
Communication
Technologies
(ICTs) as one of
the major
cross-cutting
drivers of
sustainable
development in
the Rio+20
outcome document
“The Future we
want”.
We are all
convinced that
ICTs are a
unique
cost-effective,
environmentally
friendly and
inclusive
instrument to
spur green
growth and
create jobs,
promote social
progress and the
MDGs, and ensure
environmental
protection and a
sustainable
future. Let’s
join our forces
to ensure that
access to ICTs
and Broadband be
recognized as a
basic
infrastructure
to move the
sustainable
development
agenda forward
and promote a
greener and
fairer economy.
You will find in
Annex, a summary
of ITU’s key
positions and
main messages
for the Rio+20
process for your
due
consideration.
Yours
faithfully,
H.E. Paulo
Bernardo Silva
Minister of
Communications
of Brazil
Dr. Hamadoun Touré
ITU Secretary-General
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