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.
De rij loopt van de Wereldconferentie "Onderwijs voor iedereen" in Jomtien (Thailand) en de Wereldkindertop in New York in 1990 via de VN-Conferentie voor milieu en ontwikkeling in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, de Weense mensenrechtenconferentie in 1993, de Wereldtop voor sociale ontwikkeling in Kopenhagen en de Wereldvrouwenconferentie in Peking in 1995, de Habitat II-Conferentie in Istanbul tot de Wereldvoedseltop in Rome in 1996.