1972:
UN Conference on the Human Environment: Creation of the United Nations Environment Programme. Stockholm Declaration and Action Plan for the Human Environment.
1974:
World Population Conference (Bucharest). Report including World Population Plan of Action.
1975:
First World Conference on Women. World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women’s Year.
1976:
UN Conference on Human Settlements: Habitat I: Creation of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements.
1979:
First World Climate Conference. Declaration.
1980:
Second World Conference on Women (Copenhagen). Report.
1983:
Establishment of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED).
1984:
International Conference on Population (Mexico City): Recommendations for the Further Implementation of the World Population Plan of Action
1985:
Third World Conference on Women (Nairobi). Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women.
1986:
Resolution 41/128. Declaration on the Right to Development
1987:
Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: “Our Common Future” or the “Brundtland Report”
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
1988:
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer takes effect.
The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
1989:
Montreal Protocol: Helsinki Declaration on the protection of the ozone layer
Adoption of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Enters into force 1992. Report.
1990:
Second World Climate Conference. Final statement.
World Summit for Children. “Survival, Protection and Development of Children and a Plan of Action for implementing the Declaration in the 1990s”.
1992:
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) or ‘Earth Summit’.
Outcomes: Creation of the Commission on Sustainable Development; Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Convention on Biological Diversity; Declaration on the principles of forest management; Agenda 21.
1994:
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
World Social Development Summit (Copenhagen). Declaration and Programme of Action.
International Conference on Population and Development. Programme of Action.
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) enters into force. Convention.
1995:
Fourth World Conference on Women. Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
1996:
Resolution 50/225. Public administration and development
United Nations Conference on Human Settlements : Habitat II. Istanbul Declaration and Habitat Agenda.
1997:
Earth Summit + 5 S/19-2. Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
2000:
Resolution 55/2. Millennium Declaration.
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
2001:
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
2002:
Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development
First International Conference on Financing for Development. Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development
Johannesburg Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
2004:
Resolution 59/185. The right to development
2005:
Resolution 60/1. 2005 World Summit Outcome
First session of the Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 1):
2006:
Second session of the Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 2): Nairobi Amendment to Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol
2008:
Brazilian Govt Concept Paper Rio+20 Nov 2008
Follow-up (second) International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus. Doha Declaration on Financing for Development
2010:
Resolution 65/1. MDG + 10 Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
Resolution 64/172. The right to development
Convention on Biological Diversity Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets
2011:
Resolution 66/209. Promoting the efficiency, accountability, effectiveness and transparency of public administration by strengthening supreme audit institutions:
Solo Member State Workshop on Governance for Sustainable Development [Columbia first proposes the SDGs]
DPI NGO Conference on Sustainable Society’s Responsible Citizens [First set of indicative SDGs]
The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
2012:
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF): Rio + 20 The Future We Want. Established the UN Environment Assembly
Resolution 67/1. Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels.
UN Climate Change Conference (COP18): Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol.
2013:
Resolution 68/116. The rule of law at the national and international levels.
Resolution 68/158. The right to development.
Resolution 68/175. Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order.
Resolution 68/188. The rule of law, crime prevention and criminal justice in the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015.
Resolution 68/204. Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development.
Merging of the Basel and Stockholm conventions and UNEP-Rotterdam Convention Secretariat to a single Secretariat.
2014:
First session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-1): “Sustainable development goals and the post-2015 development agenda, including sustainable consumption and production” and “Illegal trade in wildlife”. Ministerial Outcome Document.
Resolution 69/123. The rule of law at the national and international levels.
Resolution 69/195. Rule of law, crime prevention and criminal justice in the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015.
Resolution 69/204. Information and communications technologies for development.
2015:
Resolution 70/1. Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [including the SDGs].
Report of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators.
Third international Conference on Financing for Development. Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
UN Climate Change Conference (COP21): Paris Agreement.
2016:
Report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators, December 2016. Includes update on indicators process and full text of current indicators.
Second session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-2): “Delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”
United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) (Quito). New Urban Agenda.
2017:
Third session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-3): “Towards a pollution-free planet”. UNEA-3 Report.
Convention to Combat Desertification: UNCCD 2018-2030 Strategic Framework.
2019:
First SDG DG Summit: Heads of State review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4): “Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production”. UNEA-4 Report.
2021:
Fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.1): “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals,” UNEA-5.1 Report.
2022:
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2): “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals,”
UNEP@50 First Special Session: “Strengthening UNEP for the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Political Declaration. Report.
2023:
Second SDG Summit: Heads of State review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Adopted the 2023 Political Declaration.
2024:
Sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6): “Effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral actions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution”. UNEA-6 Outcomes.
2025:
Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (location)
Seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7): “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet”. UNEA-7 Outcomes.