La Fundación Ciudad participó intensamente de
las actividades desarrolladas en el marco de las celebraciones del Día
Mundial del Ambiente de las Naciones Unidas (United Nations Environment
Day), en la ciudad de San Francisco, EEUU, a los 60 años de la creación de las Naciones
Unidas, en junio de 2005.
Comunicado
de prensa (en inglés)
Durante las mismas, alcaldes de algunas de las ciudades más grandes y ambientalmente significativas del planeta, invitados por el Alcalde de San Francisco, se reunieron en un congreso con el fin de planear un futuro sustentable para las ciudades, a través de los "Acuerdos Urbano Ambientales de San
Francisco".
Documento
"Urban Environmental Accords" (PDF, 114 KB, en inglés)
La Presidente de la Fundación Ciudad, Sra. Andreína de Luca de Caraballo, fue la única representante de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires en los Acuerdos, ante la ausencia de una delegación oficial de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.
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SAN FRANCISCO (June 5, 2005) -- Leaders of cities from around the globe took the historic step of signing the Urban Environmental Accords on Sunday in the rotunda of San Francisco City Hall in recognition of United Nations World Environment Day 2005.
World Environment Day is a project of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Since its inception in 1972, World Environment Day has given a human face to environmental issues, and promoted an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes about the environment.
United Nations Environment Program Executive Director Klaus Toepfer and U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader, participated in the signing ceremonies. After signing the Accords, the mayors walked down the steps of City Hall to hear a 500-person gospel choir, conducted by four-time Grammy winner Edwin Hawkins, perform a specially composed song called “United Nations, Together We Can.”
The conference began June 1 when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, flanked by the participating mayors, signed an Environmental Action Plan to reduce the state’s emissions of greenhouse gases. Surrounding World Environment Day, more than 300 community events and activities took place throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, such as an eco-chic fashion show, a children’s painting award, a film festival, panels, workshops, and rides in fuel cell cars.
The week culminated with the momentous signing of the Accords, which were strongly informed by the participation of our NGO partners. Altogether, leaders from 50 cities signed, pledging their commitment to eco-friendly urban development.
Día Mundial de la Tierra - Acuerdos urbano
Ambientales de San Francisco
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San Francisco, 2005. Earth Day celebrations |
Al Gore and Mrs. Ferrarazzo from Fundación Ciudad at Global Warming Conference |
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US Representative Nancy Pelosi addressing the closing ceremony |
Mrs. Pelosi and Mrs. Caraballo from Fundación Ciudad |
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Fundación Ciudad hands to Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, a book on History and Preservation of Buenos Aires |
Mayor Gavin Newsom, Mr. Lutteral (NGO ASIS), Mrs. Caraballo and Mrs. Ferrarazzo, in San Francisco City Hall |
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San
Francisco, June 2005 Leaders from 50 cities signed the Urban Environmental Accords. |