News of Green Cross International

Green Cross will take centre stage in Geneva during September 2012 after local authorities granted us use of the city’s coveted lake promenade photo exhibition space to display the activities of our global network and programmes.

Green Cross International Founding President Mikhail Gorbachev has accepted an invitation by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to contribute to the high-level session of the World Water Forum, being held in Marseille on 12 March 2012.

Green Cross International President Alexander Likhotal challenges the international community to act on environmental and economic crises so to protect current and future generations in his end-of-year statement.

Protracted UN-led climate change negotiations in Durban struggled to respond to the urgency of our planet’s global warming crisis, underscoring the impotence of the global governance system, according to Mikhail Gorbachev, Founding President of Green Cross International.

Green Cross's US arm, Global Green, has held its annual Green School Makeover Competition, which has been won by a school in Texas. The competition recognizes schools that promote energy efficiency, conserve water, reduce waste and educate children on recycling.

Global accords and targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should not be scrapped and, instead, there must be a recommitment period of the Kyoto Protocol for as many parties as possible.

The Future We Want campaign has been embraced by the United Nations to help promote next June’s “Rio+20” United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.

Green Cross welcomes the appointment of former Ghanaian president, John Agyekum Kufuor, to being the first high-level Chair of the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership.

Green Cross mourns the passing of Mrs Danielle Mitterrand, a leading campaigner for human rights and the protection of our environment.

Global Green, the US arm of Green Cross International, has presented its Sustainable Design Awards to actor Adrian Grenier, Sprint, Fisker, Starbucks and 350.org for their pioneering sustainability efforts.