Fifty years after the landmark United Nations Conference on the Human Environment -1972, diplomats from countries around the world gathered at Stockholm on 2nd and 3rd June 2022 to reflect on the progress made so far and to drive action towards a healthy planet for the prosperity of all.
Held in Stockholm in 1972, the Conference placed environmental action at the forefront of the global agenda and started a dialogue between industrialized and developing countries on the links between the environment, economic growth and human well-being.
The Stockholm+50 concluded with a strong call for bold action to tackle the planetary emergency and for a just transition to sustainable economies that work for all people.
World leaders and representatives from government, business, international organizations, civil society and youth conversed different crucial issues – from healing our protective atmospheric ozone layer, phasing out toxic substances, and....
