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Highlights for Wednesday, 1 May 2019 Youth participants at IPBES-7 On Wednesday, IPBES-7 delegates met in a brief plenary to take stock of progress in the morning before continuing negotiating the summary for policymakers (SPM) of the Global Assessment in a working group. A second working group met in the afternoon to begin discussions on the Platform’s second work programme.The discussion of the SPM focused on sections with key messages on drivers of changes in nature and on the prospects of achieving conservation of nature and sustainable development. Highlights of the working group included discussions on the following issues: References to human population growth and global trade as drivers of biodiversity decline and the role of consumption patterns and technological change in moderating impacts on natural systems; The relationship between unequal access to material goods and how inequality can lead to social conflict that impacts nature; The relationship between climate change and biodiversity loss; The appropriate way to describe the impact of economic incentives for harmful economic activities; and Transformative change as a strategy to achieve goals for conserving and sustainably using nature, and evidence from scenarios and models showing the impact of policy measures on the prospect for achieving such goals. In the afternoon, a second working group began discussing the future work programme of the Platform, based on a proposal to prioritize three topics: promoting biodiversity to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; understanding the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and determinants of transformative change to achieve the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity; and measuring business impact and dependence on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people. Delegates exchanged views on which proposed assessment reports to prioritize, with many pointing to transformative change, as well as the reports addressing the nexus between biodiversity, water, food, and health on the one hand, and biodiversity and climate change on the other.For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from IPBES-7. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, will publish a summary and analysis report of IPBES-7 on Tuesday, 7 May 2019. Photos by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Plenary Delegates heard reports from the Working Group Co-Chairs. Sara Mashhadi Ali Akbar and Asghar Mohammadi Fazel, Iran Working Group I Delegates during the meeting of Working Group I Patricia Balvanera, IPBES Expert Harison Rabarison, Madagascar Trine Hay Setsaas and Nina Vik, Norway Neil Burgess and Kristian Kvist, Denmark A Friends of the Chair group meets during lunch time to address pending issues. A Friends of the Chair group reviews text projected on screen. Working Group II The dais during Working Group II Cyrie Sendashonga, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Sarah Weiskopf, US Senka Barudanovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina L-R: Edouard Michel, Cyrille Barnerias, and Ghousébasha Gaffar, France Side Event on the Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators Signing Ceremony Willy Ndayikeza, Burundi, signs the Declaration on the Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators. Willy Ndayikeza, Burundi, and Martijn Thijssen, Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators Secretariat Around the Venue IPBES Experts family photo Participants meet informally outside the Working Group meetings. The Mexican delegation at IPBES-7 Participants review the IISD Reporting Services website and the latest ENB daily report. A delegate checks photos of former presidents of the UNESCO General Conference. Participants from Asia and Africa pose for a photo during a break.

Highlights for Wednesday, 20 March 2019 Fernando Coimbra, Brazil The second Substantive Session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group was drawn to a close Wednesday with the adoption of a provisional agenda and dates for the third session, which will convene for three days from 20 to 22 May 2019. The three-day arrangement was agreed as part of a compromise after a series of exchanges on scheduling, taking into account the need to allow for adequate time for the OEWG to meet the demands of its mandate from the UN General Assembly (UNGA resolution 72/277). The Co-Chairs will also make themselves available for informal consultations on the preceding weekend.Co-Chairs Francisco Duarte Lopes, Portugal, and Amal Mudallali, Lebanon, will circulate elements of draft recommendations during the intersessional period, as delegations prepare to move to negotiations on a series of emergent recommendations to the UN General Assembly, possibly including a legal instrument, high level declaration, and other possible responses to gaps or challenges in international environmental law (IEL) and related instruments.In a non-exhaustive oral summary of points addressed during the second session, the Co-Chairs noted discussion on: A broad approach to gaps, understood as lacunae, deficiencies or challenges in IEL or related instruments; The interpretation, unequal application and lack of consistency in approaches to IEL principles; Different views on the nature of a new instrument, including the possibility of a legally or non-legally binding instrument; a high-level declaration; and/or a document from the UN General Assembly; Agreement on strengthening international environmental governance, following observations on a lack of system coherence, implementation challenges, and a failure to adequately reflect the interdependent nature of the earth’s ecosystems; and The need to address and strengthen the roles of UNEP and UNEA in line with paragraphs 88 and 89 of the Rio+20 outcomes document, in the context of strengthening international environmental governance and IEL on a system-wide basis across the UN system. Delegations were invited to submit further recommendations to the Co-Chairs by 12 April.The day began with a moment of silence to mark the passing of Ambassador Brenda Muntemba of Zambia, who died in a road traffic accident, and a tribute to three UN interpreters who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines crash in the run-up to the meeting.Mudallali then thanked the OEWG for their hard work before Duarte gavelled the close of the meeting at 16.04. For more details, read our summary and analysis of the second Substantive Session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary and analysis report from the 2nd Substantive Session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group Towards a Global Pact for the Environment. The summary and analysis report is now available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Tumasie Blair, Antigua and Barbuda Co-Chair Francisco António Duarte Lopes, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Portugal Co-Chair Amal Mudallali, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lebanon Jamil Ahmad, UNEP Maribe Mujinga Nsompo, Democratic Republic of the Congo Alejandro Garofali and Marcelo Cousillas, Uruguay Jamil Ahmad, UNEP, with Peter Doran, IISD Reporting Services (IISD-RS) Patrick Luna, Brazil, and Co-Chair Francisco António Duarte Lopes, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Portugal From L-R: Co-Chair Francisco António Duarte Lopes, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Portugal; Co-Chair Amal Mudallali, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lebanon; Jamil Ahmad, UNEP; and Fernando Coimbra, Brazil From L-R: Nathan Glassey, New Zealand; Trevor Analo, Australia; and Vigen Ananyan, Armenia Helge Elisabeth Zeitler and Sebastian Gil, European Union Alexandros Kolliopoulos, Greece, with Thomas Liébault, France Jamil Ahmad, UNEP, with Co-Chair Francisco António Duarte Lopes, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Portugal Abdullah Tawlah, Saudi Arabia Songelael Shilla, Tanzania View of the dais during the session Suzan Moh'd Al Ajjawi, Bahrain Shannon-Marie Soni, Canada Jin Sun, China Meriem El Hilali, Morocco Camila Zepeda Lizama, Mexico Jacqueline Ruesga, Canada Carmen Marques Ruiz, European Commission Participants conferring before the session Aldo Claure Banegas, Bolivia Esther Nkomo, Zambia Camila Zepeda Lizama and Erasmo Martínez, Mexico Alphonce Muia, Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA), with Isis Gondola, Panama Nassira Rheyati, Morocco, and Mariline Diara, Senegal Natalie Jones, IISD-RS, with Jacqueline Ruesga, Canada The Mexican delegation. From L-R: Lino Santacruz Moctezuma, Azucena Sahagun, Camila Zepeda Lizama, and Erasmo Martínez Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, and Andrés Cordova, Ecuador Delegates conferring during the session Delegates conferring a break Laura Bullon-Cassis and Natalie Jones, IISD-RS, with Marco Crugnola, Switzerland Marta Juárez Ruiz, Costa Rica Delegates from the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) Around the Venue

Highlights for Friday, 15 March 2019 UNEA-4 President Siim Valmar Kiisler, and Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary of Governing Bodies, UNEP On Friday, delegates attended two Leadership Dialogues in the morning, while ministers delivered national statements. The dialogues addressed, in turn, life-cycle approaches to resource efficiency, energy, chemicals and waste management, and innovative sustainable business development at a time of rapid technological change. Reporting back to plenary in the afternoon, the dialogue moderators highlighted the need for a significant shift toward sustainable consumption and production (SCP), They noted there is no single definition of a sustainable lifestyle, but that a collaborative effort by all stakeholders can create a chain reaction of change, “if we have the courage to make it happen.”In the afternoon closing plenary, delegates adopted the Ministerial Declaration, 26 resolutions and three decisions, addressing many global environmental issues including marine litter and microplastics, single-use plastics, sustainable nitrogen management, and the empowerment of women and girls in environmental governance. They also adopted the UNEP Programme of Work and budget for 2020-21. The US disassociated itself from the Ministerial Declaration, and expressed its reservation regarding references in the resolutions to several international agreements, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, stating that these have no standing with regard to negotiations on trade.Many delegates expressed appreciation for the efforts of UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler, the Committee of Permanent Representatives, and the UNEP Secretariat in preparing for and supporting the meeting. They also welcomed incoming UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.The plenary elected Ola Elvestuen, Minister of Climate and Environment, Norway, as President of UNEA-5, and Nomvula Mokonyane (South Africa) as Rapporteur. They elected office bearers representing all regions.Delegates witnessed a presentation by children of water samples from special places around the world, and a video message from UN General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa (Ecuador). Kiisler thanked all participants warmly, and gaveled UNEA-4 to a close at 7.30 pm. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from OECPR-4 and UNEA-4, which is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Plenary Session Harry Verhaar, Philips Lighting Marcin Krupa, Katowice City Mayor, Poland View of the dais during the plenary session Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt Daniel Wai-Poi, New Zealand Solitaire Townsend, Futerra Rebecca Freitag, Youth Delegate for Sustainable Development Wanjiru Waweru, Funkidz Shady Rabab, Rabab Luxor Art Collective Ola Elvestuen, President of UNEA-5, and Minister of Climate and Environment, Norway UNEA-4 President Siim Valmar Kiisler receiving a Testimony of Appreciation from Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary of Governing Bodies, UNEP Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, and Michał Kurtyka, President of the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Committee of Permanent Representatives Chair Francisca Ashietey-Odunton, Ghana, and Committee of the Whole Chair Fernando Coimbra, Brazil Koleka Anita Mqulwana, South Africa Erasmo Martínez and Lino Santacruz Moctezuma, Mexico Yannis Derbali, UNEP, and Pedro-José Espinosa, UN Office at Nairobi (UNON) From L-R: UNEA-4 President Siim Valmar Kiisler; Erik Grigoryan, Minister of Nature Protection, Armenia; and Vigen Ananyan, Armenia Patrick Luna, Brazil, and Hugo Schally, EU Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo and Jamil Ahmad, UNEP Leadership Dialogue: Life-Cycle Approaches to Resource Efficiency, Energy, Chemicals and Waste Management From L-R: Moderator Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair, International Resource Panel; Inga Rhonda King, President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); Sarah Chandler, Apple Inc; Michael Gotsche, BASF-Africa; Stefanie Hellweg, ETH Zurich; and Leyla Acaroglu, UNEP Champion of the Earth Moderator Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair, International Resource Panel Stefanie Hellweg, ETH Zurich Sarah Chandler, Apple Inc Inga Rhonda King, ECOSOC President From L-R: Michael Gotsche, BASF-Africa; Stefanie Hellweg, ETH Zurich; and Leyla Acaroglu, UNEP Champion of the Earth Leadership Dialogue: Innovative Business Development at a Time of Rapid Technological Change Moderator Felix Dodds, University of North Carolina Hugh Weldon, 2018 Young Champion of the Earth From L-R: Pierre Courtemanche, CEO, GeoTraceability; Priya Mehra, Victory Farms; and Jane Nyakang'o, Kenya National Cleaner Production Centre Elizabeth Taylor, Colombia Carole Dieschbourg, Minister for the Environment, Luxembourg National Statements in UNEA-4 Plenary Michał Kurtyka, UNFCCC COP24 President Suleiman Hassan Zarma, Minister of State in the Federal Ministry of Power Works and Housing, Nigeria Fadi Jreissati, Minister of Environment, Lebanon Josefa Leonel Correa Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture Alexander Teabo, Minister for Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development, Kiribati Malik Amin Aslam, Federal Minister and Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Climate Change Joseph Séka Séka, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Côte d'Ivoire Eneida De León, Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment, Uruguay Closing Ceremony L-R: Inger Andersen, incoming Executive Director, UNEP, Siim Kiisler, UNEA-4 President, and Joyce Msuya, acting Executive Director, UNEP, water seedlings with freshwater collected by children from special places around the world as a symbol of global unity. In memory of the people lost after the Ethiopian Airlines 302 crash Around the Venue The Flipflopi Project: a boat built entirely from plastic collected on beaches and roadsides in Kenya The Ecological Pavilion: an entirely 3D printed pavilion made of biodegradable bamboo

Highlights for Wednesday, 13 March 2019 Delegates conferring during a break in negotiations Delegates at UNEA-4 raced to complete negotiations on all outstanding draft resolutions on Wednesday, in preparation for the High-Level Segment, which begins Thursday. The Committee of the Whole (COW) convened briefly in morning and afternoon plenaries, and agreed to forward texts on food loss, biodiversity, and arrangements for UNEA-5, single-use plastics, and marine litter and microplastics, to UNEA-4 for adoption. Informal discussions continued into the evening on draft resolutions addressing deforestation, geoengineering, and the GEO process. UNEP launched the GEO-6 report and related publications today in a series of interactive dialogues and presentations.In the evening, the COW reconvened, and delegates further approved a resolution on Enhancing UNEP’s Science-Policy Interface and Endorsement of the GEO. The EU withdrew its proposed resolution on deforestation and agricultural commodity supply chains, and Switzerland withdrew its proposed resolution on geoengineering governance, in both instances citing a lack of consensus.Delegates adopted the draft procedural report of the COW by rapporteur Putera Parthama (Indonesia). Coimbra expressed warm thanks to Parthama and the UNEP Secretariat, and conveyed his appreciation to OECPR Chair Francisca Ashietey-Odunton and all members of the CPR for their work in presenting “a mature set of decisions” that had enabled work to progress. Delegates also conveyed messages of support, and Coimbra gaveled the meeting to a close at 8.41 PM.Key highlights: Agreement on resolutions on marine litter and microplastics, and on single-use plastics, and the role UNEP can play in these related issues; Conclusion of negotiations on arrangements for UNEA-5, setting in place an intersessional process and preparation of an action plan to implement all provisions of the Rio+20 outcome on strengthening the role of UNEP (paragraph 88), including progressive consolidation of headquarters functions in Nairobi (sub-paragraph g); Dialogues with youth and other stakeholders of the GEO-6 process, which put forward proposals for adopting more sustainable pathways; An address by UNEP Patron of the Oceans and endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh, urging action to combat the degradation of the world’s oceans; and National statements by many Member States and heads of agencies, outlining their actions to promote sustainable consumption and production (SCP), fight climate change, and halt biodiversity and habitat loss. For more details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from OECPR-4 and UNEA-4, which is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Launch of the Sixth Global Environment Outlook report (GEO-6) From L-R: GEO-6 Assessment Co-Chair Paul Ekins; Paolo Soprano, Co-Chair, High-Level Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Advisory Group (HLG); Yi Huang, HLG Co-Chair; Nadya Yuti Hutagalung, UNEP Environment Goodwill Ambassador; Joyeeta Gupta, GEO-6 Assessment Co-Chair; Robert Watson, Chair, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES); and Lewis Pugh, UNEP Patron of the Oceans and endurance swimmer Robert Watson, Chair, IPBES Nadya Yuti Hutagalung, UNEP Environment Goodwill Ambassador Robert Watson, Chair, IPBES, with Maarten Kappelle, UNEP Joyeeta Gupta, GEO-6 Assessment Co-Chair, with Robert Watson, Chair, IPBES Pierre Boileau, Head of GEO-6 Unit, UNEP, and Joyeeta Gupta, GEO-6 Assessment Co-Chair Dan Ma and Sorin Simplaceanu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), receiving Certificates of Achievement for their contributions in GEO-6 View of the panel during the discussion GEO-6 Assessment Co-Chair, Joyeeta Gupta Yi Huang, HLG Co-Chair Lewis Pugh, UNEP Patron of the Oceans and endurance swimmer Paolo Soprano, Co-Chair, HLG GEO-6 Assessment Co-Chair Paul Ekins Pierre Boileau, Head of GEO-6 Unit, UNEP Mandy Van Den Ende, Utrecht University Shlok Sachdev, Premier Academy Charlotte Wanja, Alliance Girls High Scool Panel discussion with authors of GEO-6 for Youth. L-R: Moderator Gul Mohsen, University of Nottingham; Maria Jesus Iraola Anton, University College London; Alamoud Alkhatlan, Arabian Gulf University; Mandy Van Den Ende, Utrecht University; and Sarah Nyawira, Nairobi Convention Secretariat Alamoud Alkhatlan, Arabian Gulf University Sarah Nyawira, Nairobi Convention Secretariat National Statements in UNEA-4 Plenary Erik Grigoryan, Minister of Nature Protection, Armenia Khalil Bin Musleh Al-Thaqafi, President, The General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection, Saudi Arabia Carolina Schmidt Zaldívar, Minister of the Environment, Chile Aboud Gabir Saeed, Secretary-General, National Council for Environment, Sudan Delegates from Saudi Arabia Joseph Jouthe, Minister of Environment, Haiti Tserenbat Namsrai, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Mongolia Committee of the Whole View of the dais during the Committee of the Whole session Andrés Felipe Marmolejo Egred, and David Olarte Amaya, Colombia From L-R: Matthew Billot, UNEP; Toral Patel-Weynand, US; and Lori Dando, US Ahmed Abu Thahet, Palestine, and Hazem Shabat, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Kenya Patrick Luna, Brazil, and Ulf Björnholm, UNEP COW Chair Fernando Coimbra, Brazil, COW Special Rapporteur Ida Bagus Putera Parthama, Indonesia, and Theophillus Waluyo, Indonesia Delegates conferring before the session Between Sessions "Making the Invisible, Visible" lounge installation Delegates relax at an installation of lounge furniture to raise awareness of the hidden hazards of toxic chemicals in everyday objects, jointly staged by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS), the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), and the UNEP Chemicals and Health branch.

Highlights for Tuesday, 12 March 2019 From L-R: Contact Group 2 Chair Martin Gronda, Argentina; Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary, Secretariat of Governing Bodies, UNEP; Patrick Luna, Brazil; and Committee of the Whole (COW) Chair Fernando Coimbra, Brazil The fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) continued its second day of discussion in formal contact groups and working groups established by its Committee of the Whole (COW). Early in the day, delegates reached agreement on the draft resolution on sustainable consumption and production (SCP), and on the draft decision on the proposed programme of work and budget for the 2020-2021 biennium. They announced agreement on further draft resolutions as the day progressed, and continued discussing marine litter, biodiversity, deforestation, the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) process, and arrangements for UNEA-5. Member States presented national statements in the UNEA-4 plenary in the afternoon. Many speakers paid tribute to the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday. Delegates presented their national actions toward SCP, including, for example, initiatives on water resource management, sustainable forest management, and clean energy. Besides Member States, several representatives of Major Groups and other UN agencies also took the floor. David R. Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, stated that the protection of the environment enables the fulfillment of many human rights, such as the right to drinking water and sanitation, while upholding human rights, such as the right to freedom of association, in turn helps to protect the environment. The COW convened two plenaries in the afternoon and evening to take stock of progress on negotiations. Delegates continued negotiations late into the evening.Key highlights: Agreement on the draft resolution on innovative pathways to achieve SCP, which opened the way for resolving issues in other resolutions on chemicals and waste management; Agreement on five other draft resolutions and one decision on: sustainable infrastructure; sustainable business; environmentally sound management of waste; sound management of chemicals and waste; promoting gender equality, the human rights and empowerment of women and girls in environmental governance; and the UNEP programme of work and budget for 2021-2022; and Progress on marine litter negotiations, with delegates pressing for further talks to resolve outstanding issues late into the evening. For more details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from OECPR-4 and UNEA-4, which is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Plenary Session UNEA-4 President Siim Valmar Kiisler, Estonia, and Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary, Secretariat of Governing Bodies, UNEP Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ghana Cherdkiat Atthakor, Ambassador of Thailand to Kenya Sam Cheptoris, Minister, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda Sabo Ojano, Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia Goran Trivan, Minister of Environmental Protection, Serbia and Dragan Županjevac, Ambassador of Serbia to Kenya Peter Pitrez, Portugal, and Alexandra Carvalho, Secretary-General, Ministry of Environment, Portugal Paula Francisco Coelho, Minister of Environment, Angola Batio Bassière, Minister of Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change, Burkina Faso Stephen Stec, Central European University, and Yannis Derbali, UNEP Darleene Matunga, UNEP, with Francisca Ashietey-Odunton, Ghana Rebecca Freitag, Youth Delegate for Sustainable Development, protesting against single-use plastics. Committee of the Whole From L-R: Patrick Luna, Brazil; COW Chair Fernando Coimbra, Brazil; and Ulf Björnholm, UNEP Julia Pataki, Romania Saskia Salzmann and Sebastian König, Switzerland Delegates from Colombia Working Groups and Contact Groups Participants negotiating during a break in Working Group 2 Kate Moore, Malawi, with Christopher Nyce, US Aldo Claure Banegas and Georgina Catacora-Vargas, Bolivia Working Group 2 Co-chair Agus Justianto, Indonesia Delegates from Iran during negotiations in Working Group 2 Contact Group 2 room view Saskia Salzmann, Switzerland, and Sarah Da Silva, Canada Participants working on text changes in Contact Group 2 Contact Group 2 Co-chair Martin Gronda, Argentina Sunil de Silva, Sri Lanka Contact Group 1 participants, celebrating the agreement of the resolution on "Innovative Pathways to Achieve Sustainable Consumption and Production" Marcus Davies, Canada, and Erasmo Martínez, Mexico, during a break in negotiations in Working Group 1 Wilson Sumner, US, with Omar Ghazi Al-Attas, Saudi Arabia Contact Group 3 participants conferring during a break Around the Venue