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’.

The event, to be held on the North Pole in April 2019,…

Fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly

Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production

The theme Innovative solutions, covering policies, financing, technologies, partnerships and multistakeholder processes – are key both to solving many environmental challenges, as well as to accelerating sustainable development more generally…

The Negotiation of the Summary for Policy Makers of the sixth Global Environment Outlook, will be held at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme in Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya from 21 to 24 January 2019.

At this meeting, countries will negotiate and adopt the Summary for Policy Makers as mandated by the first session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEP/EA.1/Res.4 on…

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

According to the resolution’s text, the Assembly decided to establish an ad hoc open‑ended working group to consider a technical and evidence-based report that identifies and assesses possible gaps in international environmental law and environment-…

The UN Environment and Chulalongkorn University (represented by the Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management) are welcoming applications for the forthcoming:

The Asian Circular Economy Leadership Academy is implemented under the SWITCH-Asia Regional Policy Advocacy Component, funded by the European Union.

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UN Environment will present the 2018 Emissions Gap Report with a press conference and global launch event on 27 November 2018, 1600 – 17:30 at the Palais Brongniart in Paris France.

The press conference will be open to registered media and take place at 1600 local time Tuesday, 27 November. Registered media will also be able to access the summary for policy makers and press release…

On 26 November 2018, UN Environment and partners will present the preliminary findings the third Inclusive Wealth Report and an Inclusive Wealth Index on the margins of the UN Environment Finance Initiative Global Roundtable in Paris.  The full findings of which will be released in coming weeks, shows that while overall global wealth is rising, the increase for many countries comes at the…

Second Montevideo lV 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.

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It is our pleasure to invite you to the upcoming EMG Nexus Dialogue on Law for Environmental Sustainability organized in collaboration with the Law Division of UN Environment, November 19 (13:00-18:00) at the International Environment House II, Geneva, Switzerland.

The Dialogue will identify existing gaps and opportunities for strengthened collaboration among UN entities and other…