NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T...WHAT HAPPENED TO THE UN'S SITE?

A few days ago we started getting emails from you saying that the 1992 Rio Declaration (Agenda 21) had disappeared from the UN's website.  

We checked and it was gone.  

Yes, we do have it here and on the Post Sustainability Institute website.  Both sites have source pages with links to pdf copies that we have on our server.  Please copy it and then email the link to your local copy place if you want a paper copy.  


CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SOURCE PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE FOR A COPY OF UN AGENDA 21.


CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SOURCE PAGE ON THE POST SUSTAINABILITY WEBSITE FOR A COPY OF UN AGENDA 21.


Call the United Nations in New York and ask them why they took the site down.


UPDATE:  I called the UN in New York and talked to several people including the UN librarian.  The 'consensus' was that things change on the sites and 'disappear sometimes.'  Here's the email I received:
Greetings from the UN Reference Team. 

In response to your query, we refer you to: 

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

• Outcome document in 3 volumes: A/CONF.151/26/Rev.1
  •  Vol.I + Corr.1: Resolutions adopted by the Conference;
  • Vol.II: Proceedings of the Conference;
  • Vol.III + Corr.1: Statements made by Heads of State or Government at the summit segment of the Conference;
• Three major agreements adopted (found in Vol.I + Corr.1)
  • Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, a series of principles defining the rights and responsibilities of States; 
  • Agenda 21, a global plan of action to promote sustainable development; 
  • Statement of Forest Principles, a set of principles to underpin the sustainable management of forests worldwide;

Commission on Sustainable Development page about 1992 Rio:  http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1130 
This links to the original website for the conference: http://www.un.org/geninfo/bp/enviro.html 


If you experience any problems opening the above link, please copy and paste the web address into your browser. 

Best regards, 

Susan Kurtas

UN Library Reference Team 
Dag Hammarskjöld Library:  http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/
United Nations Headquarters, New York
E-mail: [email protected]
UN Documentation Research Guide: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/ 
UN Pulse:  http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/unpulse/index.htm