Reclaiming Rights at Rio: CSO Consultation to the African Agenda in the Rio+20 Summit

The Nairobi Declaration May 31, 2012 Reclaiming Rights at Rio: CSO Consultation to the African Agenda in the Rio+20 Summit We, representatives of organizations from more than 15 countries in Africa comprised of small farmers, youth groups, fisherfolk,... More

The Nairobi Declaration May 31, 2012 Reclaiming Rights at Rio: CSO Consultation to the African Agenda in the Rio+20 Summit We, representatives of organizations from more than 15 countries in Africa comprised of small farmers, youth groups, fisherfolk, indigenous peoples, women, labour, environmentalists, faithbased organizations, local authorities and NGOs from African Civil Society met from May 30 to 31, 2012 for a CSO Consultation to the African Agenda in the Rio+20 Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. This year marks two decades since the Earth Summit declaration which recognized the need to change the unequal and unsustainable character of dominant development patterns and set down commonly accepted principles of sustainable development grounded on human rights, and a long-term action plan (Agenda 21) that was to be implemented by multilateral bodies, states and non-state entities at the global, national, and local levels. We are aware that 20 years hence, the world is nowhere near its accl Less