Events

The Arctic is one of Earth’s most fragile ecosystems, disproportionally affected by climate change and warming at twice the average rate of the rest of the planet. To garner global attention and support for the rapidly disappearing ice in the Polar regions, UN Environment is organising “The last ice hockey game on the North Pole’, in partnership with the Republic of Sport Foundation and with…

The third session of UN Environment’s Forum of Ministers & Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific, will take place from 23 to 25 January 2019 in Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre in Singapore. The Forum will focus on UNEA-4 theme ‘Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production’. The Forum is an opportunity for Member States in Asia Pacific to…

On 10 May 2018, the UN General Assembly (the Assembly) adopted, resolution 72/277 entitled “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment”.  

The initiative for a Global Pact for the Environment aims to provide an overarching framework to international environmental law aimed at further solidifying, consolidating as well as advancing international environmental law considering pressing…

The fourth meeting of the Executive Board of the Special Programme to support institutional strengthening at the national level for implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the Minamata convention and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is tentatively scheduled to take place on 3-7 December 2018, in Panama City, Panama.

The main…

Second Global Meeting

The objective of the meeting are: (i) to provide an opportunity to national focal points and other stakeholders to review a draft proposal for a new programme on environmental law prepared by UN Environment based on the outcomes of the first global meeting of focal points;  and (ii) to agree on the way forward.