Scott Fischbach of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Global Outreach (MCCLGO)
reports that they will participate in an international conference on sustainable
development in Bonn from March 20-22 at the World Conference Center Bonn.
The conference, which is being hosted by the German Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United Nations
Department for Economic and Social Affairs and the Baltic Sea Forum, is aimed
at advancing the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, “Reconfirming
Rights–Recognizing Limits–Redefining Goals”.
The total number of participants invited to attend is about
280—one-third from civil society representatives of developing countries,
one-third civil society from other parts of the world, and the final third
being key stakeholder representatives from governments, citizen movements,
trade unions and business interests.
Global leaders will be coming together in Bonn to continue
the discussion from the Rio +20 Conference on new development goals as the
United Nations Millennium Development Goals wind down in 2015. Pro-life and
pro-family organizations such as MCCLGO will continue their push to keep human
beings—and their fundamental right to life—as the centerpiece of all
sustainable development.
Selected plenary sessions will be streamed live on this link so that viewers anywhere in the world can join
in. A commenting feature will also be available. The conference has established a new Twitter account at
@Post2015Bonn. Organizers will be
following the hashtags #Post2015Bonn, #Post2015, #MDGs, #SDGs.
Individuals and organizations are encouraged to post
comments and add their voices to discussions throughout the three-day event.
Focusing on the protection of human rights, all originating
with the first fundamental right, the right to life, will enable sustainable
development in our world post–2015.
Adequate access to health care, education, housing, nutrition, personal
security and a livable environment will come from a prioritization of the human
being. Human beings and their
protection must remain at the center of all global development.
MCCL GO who say their goal is to save as many innocent lives
as possible write
“we now live in a time of unlimited data, analysis and demographic and medical research. No longer do we have to make educated guesses about the social impacts of our actions. We know that more girl children are aborted than boy children. We know that women suffer greatly from abortions. We know that many developed countries are aging at a rate that cannot sustain their economies. We know that migration and immigration are propping up many developed countries. The list can go on and on, with all facts pointing in one direction: Human beings are the center of all sustainable development now and post-2015."
