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  1. Without political will and courage, there's a real chance #Rioplus20 will fail - Gro Brundtland & Fernando H Cardoso elde.rs/CxU 12:41 PM Jun 1st via Mobile Web
  2. How can we measure growth in a way that promotes greener, fairer & more sustainable economies? Answer at elde.rs/aJT #EplusY 7:15 AM Jun 1st via web
  3. We have #OccupyNigeria - what about #OccupySustainableDevelopment? @estherclimate calls for radical change #EplusY elde.rs/aQ2 3:32 AM Jun 1st via web
  4. “The world was not given to you by your parents; it was lent to you by your children” See the #EplusY debate @tcktcktck shar.es/qZaaK 9:01 AM May 31st via web
  5. Do you think there is a better tool than #GDP to measure how our societies are performing? Join the new #EplusY debate elde.rs/aJT 6:56 AM May 31st via web
  6. Does #GDP make us happy? Join the new #EplusY debate elde.rs/aJT #Rioplus20 4:53 AM May 31st via web
  7. “Let girls be girls, not brides”: Desmond Tutu video on why he thinks it’s time to #endchildmarriage - watch & share bit.ly/pfldX8 3:26 AM May 31st via web
  8. Why is the passage of a bill on #childmarriage by the US Senate so significant? @GirlsNotBrides explains: bit.ly/K4P0ut 10:48 AM May 30th via web
  9. Is #sustainabledevelopment a luxury? "A Maserati is a luxury - but oxygen isn't," responds Desmond Tutu elde.rs/arw #EplusY 9:54 AM May 30th via web
  10. New technologies are great for old-fashioned #activism - but how can we be more innovative? Respond to Pedro at elde.rs/aQ2 #EplusY 8:50 AM May 30th via web
  11. How useful are the #RioPlus20 Dialogues & voluntary commitments? Read Pedro's perspective from inside #Brazil elde.rs/aQ2 #EplusY 5:30 AM May 30th via web
  12. Getting agreements is difficult and important, but it's not enough. #RioPlus20 is an opportunity to get on the right track – Mary Robinson 3:46 AM May 30th via web
  13. "I’m not particularly proud of the world we are leaving to your generation" - Mary Robinson joins #EplusY debate with Sara, 27 #RioPlus20 10:48 AM May 29th via web
  14. Will social media help citizens make their voices heard at #RioPlus20? How do we ensure leaders are listening? elde.rs/aQ2 #EplusY 9:14 AM May 29th via web
  15. "Youth account for over 3 billion of the Earth’s inhabitants & we cannot afford to exclude you" - Mary Robinson elde.rs/aQ2 #EplusY 7:41 AM May 29th via web
  16. With 3 weeks until #RioPlus20, we want to know what you thought of the 1st Rio Earth Summit in 1992: success or failure? Reply with #EplusY 5:42 AM May 29th via web
  17. Social media connects people to top-level policy makers, argues @callmemarvin in latest #EplusY debate. Do you agree? elde.rs/aQ2 3:59 AM May 29th via web
  18. "My message to you, @sajosve, is simple: go for it! Make your voice heard. If necessary, interrupt." Mary Robinson joins #EplusY debate 1:31 AM May 29th via web
  19. Do you agree #youth today have more potential to be part of decision-making? Read Mary Robinson's post & have your say elde.rs/aQ2 10:32 AM May 28th via web
  20. "Your passion for change shows me the world exactly as it should be." Mary Robinson joins @sajosve for #EplusY debate 'How to create change' 9:23 AM May 28th via web
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