United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20 .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform

Statement by Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development on the United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development (Rio+20)

High-level round table - Looking at the way forward in implementing the expected outcomes of the Conference

Democratic Republic of the Congo

H.E. Raymond N'TUNGAMULONGO TSHIBANDA, Minister for Foreign Affairs International Cooperation and Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Member States

Afghanistan

H.E. Zalmai RASSOUL, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan

Albania

H.E. Fatmir MEDIU, Minister for Environment, Forests and Water Administration of Albania

Angola

H.E. Fernando Da Piedade Dias Dos Santos, Vice President of the Republic of Angola

Argentina

H.E. Silvia REVORA, Under-Secretary of Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina

Armenia

H.E. Edward NALBANDYAN, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia

Australia

H.E. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia

Austria

H.E. Wolfgang WALDNER, State Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Austria

Azerbaijan

H.E. Yagub EYYUBOV, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

Bahamas

H.E. Frederick MITCHELL, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of Bahamas

Bahrain

H.E. Juma Bin AHMED ALKAABI, Minister of Municipality and Urban Planning of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Bangladesh

H.E. Hasan MAHMUD, Minister for Environment and Forest of Bangladesh

Belarus

H.E. Sergei MARTYNOV, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus

Belgium

H.E. Paul MAGNETTE, Minister for Developement Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium

Belize

H.E. Lisel ALAMILLA, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of Belize

Benin

H.E. Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin

Bolivia

H.E. Evo MORALES AYMA, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

H.E. Mirko SAROVIC, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

H.E. O.K. MOKAILA, Minister of Environment of Botswana

Brazil

H.E. Antonio de AGUIAR PATRIOTA, Minister of External Relations of Brazil

Brunei Darussalam

H.E. Mohammad Yasmin UMAR, Minister of Energy of Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

H.E. Rossen PLEVNELIEV, President of the Republic of Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

H.E. Jean COULDIATY, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Burkina Faso

Burundi

H.E. Gervais Rufyikiri, Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi

Cambodia

H.E. Mok MARETH, Senior Minister and Minister of Environment of Cambodia

Cameroon

H.E. Pierre MOUKOKO MBONJO, Minister of External Relations of Cameroon

Canada

H.E. Peter KENT, Minister of Environment of Canada

Cape Verde

H.E. Jorge Carlos De Almeida FONSECA, President of the Republic of Cape Verde

Chad

H.E. General Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad

Chile

H.E. Sebastian Piñera Echeñique, President of the Republic of Chile

China

Statement by H.E. Wen Jiabao Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

Colombia

H.E. Juan Manuel SANTOS CALDERÓN, President of the Republic of Colombia

Comoros

H.E. Ikililou Dhoinine, President of the Union of the Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

H.E. Jeannot Kouadio-Ahoussou, Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

H.E. Nven Mimica, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia

Cuba

H.E. Raul CASTRO RUZ, President of the Republic of Cuba

Cyprus

Mrs. Egly PANTELAKIS, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture of Cyprus

Czech Republic

H.E. Tomas CHALUPA, Minister of Environment of Czech Republic

Denmark

H.E. Helle THORNING-SCHMIDT, Prime Minister of Denmark

Dominica

H.E. Rayburn BLACMOORE, Minister for Public Works, Energy and Ports of Dominica

Dominican Republic

H.E. Leonel Fernández Reyna, President of the Dominican Republic

Ecuador

H.E. Rafael CORREA, President of the Republic of Ecuador

Egypt

H.E. Moustafa Hussein KAMEL, Minister of Environment of Egypt

El Salvador

H.E. Herman Humberto ROSA CHAVEZ, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

H.E. Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

H.E. Tesfai GHERESELASIE SEBHATU, Minister of Land, Water and Environment of Eritrea

Estonia

H.E. Urmas PAET, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia

Ethiopia

H.E. Alemayehu TEGENU, Minister for Water and Environment of Ethiopia

European Commission

H.E. Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, President of the European Commission

Finland

H.E. Erkki TUOMIOJA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland

France

H.E. François Hollande, President of the French Republic
Webcast

France

H.E. François Hollande, President of the French Republic
Written speech

Gabon

H.E. Ali BONGO ONDIMBA, President of the Gabonese Republic

Gambia

H.E. Aja Isatou NJIE-SAIDY, Vice President of The Republic of the Gambia

Georgia

H.E. Vera KOBALIA, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Germany

H.E. Peter ALTMAIER, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany

Ghana

H.E. Hani Sherry AYITTEY, Minister of Environment Science and Technology of Ghana

Greece

H.E. Dimitri ALEXANDRAKIS, Chairman of delegation of Greece

Grenada

H.E. Tillman THOMAS, Prime Minister of Grenada

Guatemala

H.E. Roxana SOBENES, Minister for Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala

Guyana

H.E. Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar, President of the Republic of Guyana

Haiti

H.E. Michel Joseph MARTELLY, President of the Republic of Haiti

Holy See

His Eminence Odilo Cardinal Pedro SCHERER, Cardinal and Special Envoy of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI

Honduras

H.E. Arturo CORRALES ÁLVAREZ, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Honduras

Hungary

H.E. Janos Ader, President of Hungary

Iceland

H.E. Svandis SVAVARSDOTTIR, Minister for the Environment of Iceland

India

H.E. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of the Republic of India

Indonesia

H.E. Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO, President of the Republic of Indonesia

Iraq

H.E. Ali Yousif Abdulnabi ALSHUKRI, Minister of Planning of Iraq

Ireland

H.E. Phil HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government of Ireland

Israel

H.E. Gilad ERDAN, Minister of Environmental Protection of Israel

Italy

H.E. Corrado CLINI, Minister of the Environment of Italy

Jamaica

H.E. Portia SIMPSON MILLER, Prime Minister of Jamaica

Japan

H.E. Koichiro GEMBA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

Jordan

H.E. Jafar Abed HASSAN, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan

Kazakhstan

H.E. Nurlan KAPPAROV, Minister of Environment Protection of Kazakhstan

Kenya

H.E. Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of Kenya

Kiribati

H.E. Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati

Kuwait

Her Highness Sheikha Amthal Al Ahmad AL JABER AL SABAH, Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

H.E. Djoomart OTORBAYEV, Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

Lao

H.E. Somsavat LENGSAVAD, Deputy Prime Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Latvia

H.E. Edmunds Sprūdžs, Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia

Lebanon

H.E. Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic

Lesotho

Ms. PALESA MOKETE, Chairperson of delegation of Lesotho

Liberia

H.E. Amara KONNEH, Minister of Finance of Liberia

Libya

H.E. Saleh AMNISSI, Minister of Environment of Libya

Liechtenstein

H.E. Martin FRICK, Director of the Office of Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein

Lithuania

H.E. Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania

Luxembourg

His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri, Head of State of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Macedonia

H.E. Vladimir PESHEVSKI, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Madagascar

H.E. Andry Nirina Rajoelina, President of the Transition of the Republic of Madagascar

Malawi

H.E. Catherine GOTANI HARA, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Management of Malawi

Malaysia

H.E. Douglas Uggah EMBAS, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Malaysia

Mali

H.E. Alpha Bocar NAFO, Minister of Energy, Water and Environment of Mali

Malta

H.E. Mario de MARCO, Minister for Tourism, Culture and the Environment of Malta

Marshall Islands

H.E. Christopher Loeak, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Mauritania

H.E. Brahim Ould M'Bareck Ould MOHAMED EL MOCTAR, Minister of Rural Development of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Mauritius

H.E. Devanand VIRAHSAWMY, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Mauritius

Mexico

H.E. Juan Rafael ELVIRA QUESADA, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico

Micronesia

H.E. Emanuel MORI, President of The Federated States of Micronesia

Moldova

H.E. Mihai MOLDOVANU, Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Moldova

Monaco

His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, Head of State of The Principality of Monaco

Mongolia

H.E. Batkhishig BADAMDORJ, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Mongolia

Montenegro

H.E. Igor LUKŠIĆ, Prime Minister of Montenegro

Morocco

H.E. Abdelilah BENKIRANE, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco

Mozambique

H.E. Armando Emílio GUEBUZA, President of the Republic of Mozambique

Myanmar

H.E. Sai Mauk Kham, Vice-President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Namibia

H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia

Nauru

H.E. Marlene MOSES, Chairperson of delegation of Nauru

Netherlands

H.E. Ben KNAPEN, Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation of the Netherlands

Nicaragua

H.E. Miguel D'escoto BROCKMANN, Minister Adviser on International Relations and Borders of Nicaragua and President of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly

Niger

H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of the Niger

Nigeria

H.E. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Norway

H.E. Jens STOLTENBERG, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway

Oman

H.E. Mohammed ALTOBI, Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs of Oman

Pakistan

H.E. Mohammad JAVED MALIK, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan

Palau

H.E. Mr. Sebastian MARINO, National Environmental Planner of the Office of the President of Palau

Panama

H.E. Francisco ALVAREZ DE SOTO, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Panama

Papua New Guinea

H.E. Lucy BOGARI, Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade/Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Peru

H.E. Ollanta Humala Tasso, President of the Republic of Peru

Philippines

H.E. Arsenio BALISACAN, Minister of Socioeconomic Planning of the Republic of the Philippines

Poland

H.E. Marcin KOROLEC, Minister of Environment of Poland

Portugal

H.E. Pedro Passos COELHO, Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic

Qatar

H.E. Abdullah bin HAMAD AL-ATTIYA, Prime Minister of Qatar

Republic of the Congo

H.E. Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo

Romania

H.E. Rovana PLUMB, Minister for Environment and Forests of Romania

Russian Federation

H.E. Dmitry MEDVEDEV, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

Rwanda

H.E. Stanislas KAMANZI, Minister of Natural Resources of Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

H.E. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

H.E. James FLETCHER,Minister for Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology of Saint Lucia

Samoa

Statement by Honourable Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa

Senegal

H.E. Macky SALL, President of the Republic of Senegal

Serbia

H.E. Tomislav NIKOLIC, President of the Republic of Serbia

Seychelles

H.E. Danny FAURE, Vice President of The Republic of Seychelles

Sierra Leone

H.E. Joseph SAMESAY, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security of Sierra Leone

Singapore

H.E. Vivian BALAKRISHNAN, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources of Singapore

Slovakia

H.E. Peter Žiga, Minister of Environment of Slovakia

Slovenia

H.E. Franc BOGOVIC, Minister of Agriculture and the Environment of Slovenia

Solomon Islands

H.E. Gordon Darcy Lilo, Prime Minister of Solomon Islands

Somalia

H.E. Elmi DUALEH, Chairman of delegation of Somalia

South Africa

H.E. Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa

South Sudan

H.E. Lieutenant General Alfred LADU-GORE,Alfred LADU-GORE, Minister of Environment of South Sudan

Spain

H.E. Mariano Rajoy Brey, President of the Kingdom of Spain

Suriname

H.E. Ginmardo KROMOSOETO, Minister for Spatial Planning, Land and Forest Management of Suriname

Sweden

H.E. Fredrik REINFELDT, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden

Switzerland

H.E. Doris Leuthard, Prime Minister of the Swiss Confederation

Syria

H.E. Mohammad KHADDOUR, Chairman of delegation of Syrian Arab Republic

Tanzania

H.E. Mohamed Gharib Bilal, Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania

Thailand

Her Royal Highness Pricess Chulabhorn MAHIDOL, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand

Timor-Leste

H.E. Jose RAMOS-HORTA, Special Envoy of Timor-Leste

Togo

H.E. Kossivi AYIKOE, Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Togolese Republic

Tonga

H.E. Sonatane TAUMOEPEAU-TOPOU, Chairman of delegation of Tonga

Tunisia

H.E. Mamia ELBANNA ZAYANI, Minister of Environment of Tunisia

Turkey

H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey

Turkmenistan

H.E. Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOV, President of Turkmenistan

Uganda

H.E. Maria MUTAGAMBA, Minister of Water and Environment of Uganda

Ukraine

H.E. Eduard STAVYTSKYI, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

H.E. Sheikha Lubna AL QASSIMI, Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

H.E. Nick CLEGG, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

United States of America

H.E. Hillary RODHAM CLINTON, Secretary of State of United States of America

Uruguay

H.E. José Mujica Cordano, President of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay

Uzbekistan

H.E. Nariman UMAROV, Minister of the State Committee for Nature Protection of Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

H.E. Meltek Sato Kilman Livtuvanu, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu

Venezuela

H.E. Claudia SARLENO, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Vietnam

H.E. NGUYEN Thien Nhan, Deputy Prime Minister of Viet Nam

Yemen

H.E. Abdoul Razaz SALEH, Minister of Water and Environment of Yemen

Zambia

H.E. Michael Chilufya Sata, President of the Republic of Zambia

United Nations & IGOs

OHCHR

Contributions of High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay

Regional Commissions

Ms Noeleen Heyzer, USG and Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Major Groups

Foundations of Human Wellbeing: Social, Environmental, Economic

Scientific and Technological Community Major Group for Rio+20 and post-Rio+20 processes

WFEO statements at Rio+20 Conference

Closing Session

Introduction

H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General of the United Nations

H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

President of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly

Mr. Sha Zukang

Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development on the United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development (Rio+20) - See more at: http://www.uncsd2012.org/statementsrio20.html#sthash.YsfxzxSt.dpuf

Member States

Switzerland