O secretário-geral da Conferência das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Rio+20), Sha Zukang, e o secretário-geral da ONU, Ban Ki-moon, falaram sobre os resultados da Conferência no encerramento, dia 22 de junho, no Riocentro. 

O que será construído a partir da Rio+20 para um futuro sustentável também foi destacado nos discursos. Confira as declarações na íntegra (em inglês):

Secretário-Geral da ONU, Ban Ki-moon

“Your Excellency President Dilma Rousseff,

Distinguished Heads of State and Government,

Your Excellency Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota,

Your Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the General Assembly

Ministers and Heads of Delegation,

Excellencies,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The speeches are over.  Now the work begins.

It has been a successful conference. 

You – the Member States – the leaders of the world – have renewed your commitment to sustainable development.

I thank President Rousseff for her personal dedication to Rio+20 – to the future we want.

The outcome document provides a firm foundation for social, economic and environmental well-being.

It is now our responsibility to build on it.

Rio+20 has affirmed fundamental principles -- renewed essential commitments – and given us new direction.

Here in Rio you have agreed to establish universal sustainable development goals – to create a stronger international architecture to support sustainable development.

You have affirmed the importance of gender empowerment – the right to water and food – and the need to address poverty.

You have adopted a 10-year framework on sustainable consumption and production and acknowledged the potential for greening economies.

You have reached out to civil society and the private sector to partner with you.

And they have responded.

Nearly 700 commitments worth hundreds of billions of dollars have been publicly announced here in Rio by governments, multilateral development banks, the private sector and civil society.

These huge numbers give a sense of the scale and growth of investment going into sustainable development.

They are part of a growing global movement for change.

Our job now is to create a critical mass.  An irresistible momentum.

Because the road ahead is long and hard.

Too many people remain poor, hungry and vulnerable to easily preventable disease.

And the environmental base that will improve their opportunities for prosperity is under unprecedented threat.

No longer can we afford to recklessly consume scarce resources.

No longer can we carelessly pollute fragile ecosystems.

No longer can we mortgage our future for our short-term needs.

Earlier this week a youth representative, Ms. Brittany Trilford, reminded us that the clock is ticking, and the future lies in your hands.

Here in Rio you have recognized the challenges.

And you have renewed your commitment to meet them – for the benefit of all humanity – now and in the future.

I commend you and thank you.

But now the work really begins.

Rio+20 has given us a solid platform to build on.

And it has given us the tools to build with.

The work starts now.”

Secretário-geral da Rio+20, Sha Zukang

“We have now completed our work here in Rio.

I have not the slightest doubt that the outcome document you have adopted will provide an enduring legacy for this historic Rio+20 Conference: The Future We Want.

During this Conference, you, the world’s leaders, renewed your political commitment for sustainable development.

You signed on to a framework for action that will drive us forward.

The major groups stakeholders have actively contributed to the preparatory process.

Together, we must take great pride in this extraordinary accomplishment. And let us recognize once again the extraordinary leadership of Brazil.

Now we move to the next stage of our work.

It is time to take that framework and use it to guide our actions as an international community, as national governments, as engaged stakeholders from all sectors.

Twenty years ago here in Rio, we put in place key principles and international agreements to guide our efforts.

We built on those foundations through the work of the Parties to the Rio Conventions, as well through landmark meetings like the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

Rio+20 carries on that tradition, and has laid out a framework for action to expedite implementation.

 I see the process to launch Sustainable Development Goals as a concrete expression of our commitment to the Future We Want.

These aspirational goals must guide us and keep us on course.

There are other very important outcomes of Rio+20.

You laid down the ground-breaking guidelines on applying green economy policies as a useful tool in advancing sustainable development and ending poverty.

You agreed to strengthen the environmental pillar of sustainable development by enhancing UNEP.

You decided that we need a high-level political forum to address the three pillars of sustainable development in an integrated way. 

And you agreed:

• to strive for sustainable consumption and production;
• to ensure food security, clean water and sanitation, and affordable, and sustainable energy for all;
• to  act on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity;
• to curtail marine pollution, overfishing and ocean acidification;
• to strengthen social protection floors and tackle global unemployment, especially youth unemployment;
• to build more livable and sustainable cities and communities with decent housing and sustainable transport for all;
• to enhance support to small island developing States, the least developed countries and other countries in special situations.

You agreed to develop a strategy for mobilizing financial resources for sustainable development.

You tasked the United Nations to explore options for accelerating technology transfer to developing countries.

You stressed the vital role of the major groups in advancing implementation.

And finally, through the combined efforts of all Conference participants, the Secretariat has registered 692 voluntary commitments to advance sustainable development.  These can complement the official outcome that you just approved. 

These are only some of the important results achieved here in Rio.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Sustainable development is the only option for humanity… for our shared planet… and for our common future.

Let the spirit, partnership, and commitment of Rio be with us all as we continue our shared journey to a sustainable future.

For me, these past two years of preparatory process have been a personal journey of discovery, renewal, and reinvigoration.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all delegations, UN colleagues and major groups friends for your support and friendship.

 As we bid farewell to Rio, I wish you a safe journey home.

May the Rio Spirit be with you!

 Thank you!”