United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)

UNEA is a result of the call made by world leaders at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Brazil in June 2012, to strengthen and upgrade UNEP as the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda and by establishing universal membership in its Governing Council.

The first UNEA was held in 23-27 June 2014 in Nairobi Kenya, and was attended by over 1065 participants, including 163 Member States and 113 Ministers. During the assembly, calls for international action on major environmental issues were made, including combating illegal wildlife trade, plastic debris in the oceans, chemicals, waste and air pollution.

Focal Office:: DENR Central Office
Date Ratified:
Focal Persons:: Permanent Representative to UNEA
       ATTY. ANALIZA REBUELTA-TEH
       Undersecretary/Chief-of-Staff
       Department of Environment and Natural Resources
       Tel. Nos. - (632) 925 2327 / 926 2672
Status / Updates:: As part of UNEA, the Philippines contributes to the review of the draft UNEP Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) for 2018-2021 for approval on May 2016 during the second UNEA (UNEA-2). The MTS will act as a guide for UNEP to support governments in dealing with environmental issues. This includes outcome maps, which enables UNEP to identify milestones for 2030 goals.
Sources / Relevant Links:: http://www.unep.org/unea/about.asp

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