by Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, Outreach and Partnerships Manager of the Global Movements Program [Ed note: As we've been reporting, WhyHunger's Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau has been at the Rio +20 UN sustainable development summit. The Summit ended yesterday, but at the end of last week, Tristan sent us these notes about his time there.] My experience at Rio +20 has been amazing. I
28-06-2012
by Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, Outreach and Partnerships Manager I am writing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the 20th UN Commission on Sustainable Development Summit. Called Rio+20, this is the largest global summit on sustainability and development. Nearly every country is participating, with delegations numbering in the hundreds and even thousands—all debating the future of human society. Because the world is
22-06-2012
by Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, Outreach and Partnerships Manager of the Global Movements Program [Ed note: As we've been reporting, WhyHunger's Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau has been at the Rio +20 UN sustainable development summit. The Summit ended yesterday, but at the end of last week, Tristan sent us these notes about his time there.] My experience at Rio +20 has been amazing. I
28-06-2012
by Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, Outreach and Partnerships Manager I am writing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the 20th UN Commission on Sustainable Development Summit. Called Rio+20, this is the largest global summit on sustainability and development. Nearly every country is participating, with delegations numbering in the hundreds and even thousands—all debating the future of human society. Because the world is
22-06-2012