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Update, 18 April 2016
Who's Coming?
UNEA News Coverage and Featured Stories
As governments and civil society around the world gear up for the UN Environment Assembly, global media report on key UNEA themes.
Top Story
The Washington Post
Additional Stories
The 20th Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, which took place from 28-31 March 2016, amplified media coverage in Latin America and the Caribbean
UNEA Stories of Change
Stories that shine a light on how healthy ecosystems have the power to transform the planet and its people, the overarching theme at this year’s United Nations Environment Assembly.
For more UNEA stories, visit the UNEA website www.unep.org/unea
Guest blog post from UNEP Goodwill Ambassador
Bertrand Piccard
Initiator, Chairman, and Pilot of Solar Impulse
Blog submissions and ideas welcome!
Send your stories to unepweb@unep.org.
Voices of UNEA
Ministers' voices
Ministers from Argentina, Barbados, Peru and Uruguay explain why UNEA is important
Sergio Bergman, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina.
Denis Lowe, Minister of Environment and Drainage of Barbados.
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of Environment of Peru.
Eneida de León, Minister of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment of Uruguay.
Voices from UNEP
Leo Heileman, Director and Regional Representative of the Regional Office for Latin America & the Caribbean, talks about UNEA.
REDD+ Coordinator Jaime Webbe speaks about the world coming together for UNEA2, the environmental challenges we face today, and a shift in how global diplomacy is viewed.
Oli Brown, Senior Programme Officer and Coordinator for Disasters and Conflict, talks about UNEA and the environmental implications for a record-setting 60 millions refugees in 2016.
Have You Seen...
the new UNEA Brochure? It provides basic information on UNEA, UNEP and on the environmental sustainability for the SDGs in the 2030 Agenda.
Do you know...
What is UNEA ? Why is it important?
The basics of UNEA, illustrated.
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