STOCKHOLM +50

STOCKHOLM +50

Subject: Environment

Context: As we approach Stockholm+50, we are looking at an increasingly inequitable world; where poverty and marginalisation are growing and where climate change risks are reaching not just the homes of the poor but also of the rich.

Concept:

Stockholm+50

• In 2022 it will be fifty years since the first United Nations conference on the human environment – the 1972 Stockholm Conference.
• The Government of Sweden has offered to host a high-level meeting in conjunction with this anniversary.
• The aim is to contribute to accelerating a transformation that leads to sustainable and green economies, more jobs, and a healthy planet for all, where no one is left behind.

The 1972 Stockholm Conference

• The UN Conference on the Human Environment, also known as the Stockholm Conference, was the first UN conference on the environment and was held between 5 and 16 June 1972 in Stockholm.
• The meeting’s outcome document – the Stockholm Declaration – included several principles that are still important for environmental management.
• Another result of the meeting was the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Environment Day, held annually on 5 June.