The series began with the World Conference on Education for All, held in Jomtien, Thailand, and the World Summit for Children held in New York in 1990, and continued with the UN Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio in 1992, the World Conference on Human Rights, held in Vienna in 1993, the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen, and the World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995, and the Habitat II Conference, held in Istanbul, and the World Food Summit held in Rome in 1996.
Die Reihe ging von der Weltkonferenz "Bildung für alle" in Jomtien/Thailand und dem Weltkindergipfel in New York 1990 über die Konferenz der Vereinten Nationen für Umwelt und Entwicklung 1992 in Rio, der Wiener Menschenrechtskonferenz on 1993, dem Weltgipfel für soziale Entwicklung in Kopenhagen und der Weltfrauenkonferenz in Peking 1995, der HABITAT II-Konferenz in Istanbul bis zum Welternährungsgipfel in Rom 1996.