What is the Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?

1. It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
2. It is a Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
3. It is a Conference of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
4. It is a Conference of the Member Countries of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Explanation

Option (a) is correct

• Rio+20, or Earth Summit 2012, was a 20-year follow-up to the Earth Summit 1992 and a 10-year follow-up to the Earth Summit 2002. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were born at Rio+20. Since 2015, the SDGs have been included in the Agenda 2030.
• Earth Summit 1992 (Rio de Janeiro): UN Conference on Environment and Development
• Earth Summit 2002 (Rio+10) (Johannesburg): World Summit on Sustainable Development
• Earth Summit 2012 (Rio+20) (Rio de Janeiro): UN Conference on Sustainable Development

Answer: (a) It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development; Difficulty Level: Easy