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Your air-con breaks down and you call for a technician but to your surprise, a female technician shows up at your doorstep with her toolbox!   This is becoming a common practice in Zambia! Meet Sarah Nakanyika a female Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (RAC) technician and pioneer of women-empowerment in the RAC sector in Zambia. Impacts of female leadership

Today, on the occasion of International Women's Day (IWD), UNEP OzonAction would like to express our best wishes and sincere thanks to all our female colleagues working in National Ozone Units for your leadership, outstanding dedication, great intellectual input, and tireless work on the Montreal Protocol! This treaty is often referred to as the most successful multilateral environmental agreement to date, and both women and men take equal credit in making this amazing achievement possible.

UNEP OzonAction is pleased to exhibit on a weekly basis the 36 winning pieces of art from the 2022 “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest”.  The 3rd place winners in the Youth Photography category are displayed below. 

UNEP OzonAction is pleased to exhibit on a weekly basis the 36 winning pieces of art from the 2022 “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest”.  The 1st and 2nd place winners in the Youth Photography category are displayed below. 

Ciudad de Panamá, 16 de noviembre, 2023 - Los días 2 y 16 de noviembre, en el marco de las actividades de implementación de la Estrategia de Comunicaciones para la Enmienda de Kigali en América Latina, y con la participación de 32 asistentes (18 mujeres y 14 hombres), se llevó a cabo el webinar "Kigali en Acción: Herramientas para la Comunicación Efectiva".

UNEP OzonAction is pleased to exhibit on a weekly basis the 36 winning pieces of art from the 2022 “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest”.  The 3rd place winners in the Youth Graphic Design category are displayed below. 

Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2023 – As part of the 35th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP), an extraordinary art exhibition was presented that brought an inspiring and powerful message. "The Planet is your Canvas" organized by UNEP OzonAction highlights creativity and environmental awareness in Latin America and the Caribbean.

UNEP OzonAction is pleased to exhibit on a weekly basis the 36 winning pieces of art from the 2022 “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest”.  The 1st and 2nd place winners in the Youth Graphic Design category are displayed below. 

Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá 21 de septiembre de 2023 – Los ganadores y familias del Concurso Regional de Arte para América Latina y el Caribe “El Planeta es Tu Lienzo” participaron activamente en el evento de dos días organizado por el equipo de AcciónOzono del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) en América Latina y el C

Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá 19 de septiembre de 2023 – Con motivo del Día Mundial del Ozono (16 de septiembre), el Concurso Regional de Arte para América Latina y el Caribe “El Planeta es Tu Lienzo” celebró su ceremonia de premiación el 13 de septiembre de 2023.

UNEP OzonAction is pleased to exhibit on a weekly basis the 36 winning pieces of art from the 2022 “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest”.  The 3rd place winners in the Youth Drawing category are displayed below. 

Panama City, 23 August 2023 – Fourth and Sixth Grade Students of Nuestra Senora de la Merced School, El Chorilllo participated in two creative workshops to raise awareness of Ozone Layer Protection in the Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) on 17 and 23 August 2023.  The workshops were organized by Panama’s National Ozone Office, Ministry of Health (MINSA) in collaboration with UNEP OzonAction Branch.

UNEP OzonAction is pleased to exhibit on a weekly basis the 36 winning pieces of art from the 2022 “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest”.  The 1st and 2nd place winners in the Youth Drawing category are displayed below. 

UNEP OzonAction is pleased to exhibit on a weekly basis the 36 winning pieces of art from the 2022 “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest”.  The 1st and 2nd place winners in the Adult Photography category are displayed below. 

UNEP OzonAction is pleased to exhibit on a weekly basis the 36 winning pieces of art from the 2022 “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest”.  The 3rd place winners in the Adult graphic design category are depicted below. 

UNEP OzonAction is pleased to exhibit on a weekly basis the 36 winning pieces of art from the 2022 “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest”.  The 1st and 2nd place winners in the Adult graphic design category are depicted below. 

Panamá, 28 de abril de 2023 - La esperanza de un planeta limpio y la crisis climática cruzan las más de 300 obras de América Latina y el Caribe que participaron en el concurso de arte “El Planeta es tu Lienzo”, organizado por el Programa Acción Ozono de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), y que se desarrolló entre octubre de 2022 y marzo de 2023.

UNEP OzonAction is pleased to exhibit on a weekly basis the 36 winning pieces of art from the 2022 “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest”.  The 3rd place winners in the Adult drawing category are depicted below. 

Prof. Yuan Xikun, UNEP Patron for the Arts and Environment, calls young generations to be part of the journey to display actions and approaches to protect ozone and climate through an ongoing #AsiaPacificRegionalOzone2ClimateArtContest with his sculpture inspired by the story of the Chinese Goddess Nüwa.  

Bangkok, Thailand, 14 February 2022 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP), Asia and the Pacific Office convened a virtual thematic workshop for National Ozone Officers from the Pacific Islands, South Asia and Southeast Asia Networks to further develop and advance the Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest.

Bangkok, 16 September 2021 ‒ “How can our daily life contribute to the ozone layer protection?” Mr. Siwakorn Maneethein, a third-year student of Geological Sciences at the Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, enthusiastic about sustainable natural resources and environmental preservation shared his understanding of this significant question at a press conference of the launch of the Asia Pacific Ozone2Climate Art Contest on World Ozone Day, 16 September 2021.