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Update, 18 April 2016

Who's Coming?

Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland; Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary, United Nations Commission for Europe; Åsa Romson, Minister for Climate and Environment and Deputy Prime Minister to Sweden; Dominic Waughray, Head of Public-Private Partnerships, The World Economic Forum; Shamshad Akhtar, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP); Oh Joon, President of the ECOSOC of the United Nations and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea, New York.

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.

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Guest blog post from UNEP Goodwill Ambassador

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Initiator, Chairman, and Pilot of Solar Impulse

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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.

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Do you know...

What is UNEA ? Why is it important?

The basics of UNEA, illustrated.

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