Earth Charter+5 event declared a great success
Nearly 400 participants from all regions of the world gathered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 7-9 November to celebrate accomplishments of the Earth Charter Initiative over the past 5 years, share experiences, and launch a new phase of the Initiative.

Because of the Dutch royal family's long-standing involvement with the Charter, and with sustainable development generally, Earth Charter+5 was formally embraced as part of Queen Beatrix's Silver Jubilee celebrations. Her Majesty the Queen attended the closing ceremony to hear the conclusions of the conference, and to receive the first copy of a new book, The Earth Charter in Action: Toward a Sustainable World.

The event included a number of other gatherings, starting with the Earth Charter Youth Initiative (5-7 November), which met live for the first time after four years of intensive on-line networking. The Earth Charter Commission itself met for the first time since launching the Charter five years ago (7 November). Thematic sessions explored the application of the Earth Charter in peace-making, inter-faith dialogue, business, education, local governments, international law.

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