In the year 2000, the UN (United Nations) analyzed the biggest problems in the world and consolidated several goals established in the conferences over the 1990s, establishing a set of goals for the eradication of poverty and the development. You 8 Millennium Goals (MDG), which in Brazil were named as 8 Ways to Change the World, should be adopted by the member states of the United Nations, which will have until the year 2015 to reach them.
The eight goals established by the UN are:
→ Eradicate hunger and misery;
→ Provide quality basic education for all;
→ Equality between the sexes and valuing women;
→ Reduction of infant mortality;
→ Improve the health of pregnant women;
→ Combat AIDS, malaria and other diseases;
→ Ensure environmental sustainability;
→ Global partnerships for development.
The Brazilian Government, taking as a reference the United Nations Millennium Goals, promotes social inclusion projects and shows the numerous community initiatives that promote social well-being with sustainability. Sponsored by both public and private bodies, these projects aim to meet the goals set by the UN and ensure a dignified life for citizens.
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At Rio+20, which will take place between the 13th and 22nd of June in the city of Rio de Janeiro, all actions developed by the Federal Government (its Ministries and other bodies), which are related to the themes of the conference, will be worked on topics and separated by related topics.
On the website of the Ministry of Culture, citizens can check cultural actions and materials related to sustainability, and on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, the reader will be able to obtain information about sustainable agriculture, in addition, the site offers tips on ecologically correct solutions that can be applied on the day to morning.
In the topics below you can check content related to Rio +20 produced by federal agencies.
→Culture and sustainability
→ Youth towards Rio+20
→ Rio+20 and the environment
→ Sustainable Agriculture
→ socio-environmental arena
By Paula Louredo
Graduated in Biology
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
MORAES, Paula Louredo. "The Brazilian Government at Rio+20"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/biologia/o-governo-brasileiro-na-rio-20.htm. Accessed on June 28, 2021.
