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Daily web coverage (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
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| The Secretariat applauding at the end of GC-26/GMEF. |
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Highlights for Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Delegates at the 26th session of the GC-26/GMEF convened in the morning for ministerial consultations on IEG, and on coordination and cooperation within the UN system on environmental matters and state of the environment in the Committee of the Whole (COW).
The drafting group on IEG completed its work at mid-day. In the afternoon, delegates in the GMEF met in four ministerial roundtables on IEG.
The COW met into the night to discuss draft decisions on the state of the environment, strengthening international cooperation for environmental crisis response, and other agenda items. COW Chair Bratasida deferred discussion of several decisions, announcing the COW would convene on Thursday morning to complete its work.
To see more pictures from Wednesday, please click here.
To read the daily in English please click: pdf; html.
To read the daily in French please click: pdf; html. |
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| Contact Group on Chemicals |
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Highlights for Tuesday, 22 February 2011
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Delegates at the 26th session of the GC-26/GMEF convened in the morning for ministerial consultations on the green economy, and for the IEG, State of the Environment and the Budget and Programme of Work in the Committee of the Whole.
In the afternoon, delegates in the GMEF met in four ministerial roundtables on the green economy, while the Committee of the Whole (COW) continued discussions on the State of the Environment and the Coordination and Cooperation within the UN System.
The drafting group met throughout the day and into the night to consider the draft decision on IEG. The Budget and Programme of Work contact group met during the day. The contact group on chemicals and waste reported it anticipated completing its work by mid-day Wednesday.
To see more pictures from Tuesday, please click here.
To read the daily in English please click: pdf; html.
To read the daily in French please click: pdf; html. |
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| Ministerial Consultations |
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| Raila Odinga, Prime Minister, Kenya |
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| Hani Sherry Ayittey, Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Ghana |
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| Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment, EU |
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| Chair of the drafting Committee, Macharia Kamau, Kenya, consults with Masa Nagai, Secretariat. |
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| Ministerial Roundtables on Green Economy |
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| Khawaja Muhammad Naeem, Pakistan |
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Highlights for Monday, 21 February 2011
| Delegates at the 26th session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-26/GMEF) convened in the morning for the opening ceremony, followed by consideration of organizational matters, and a policy statement by UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner.
In the afternoon, delegates convened for ministerial consultations on the green economy and international environmental governance (IEG).
The Committee of the Whole (COW) discussed organizational matters and began addressing draft decisions. The Contact Group on the Budget and Programme of Work met in the evening.
To see more pictures from Monday, please click here.
To read the curtain raiser in English please click: pdf; html.
To read the curtain raiser in French please click: pdf; html.
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| Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki, with UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner, and Kenya's Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources, John Michuki, just before the opening ceremony of the 26th Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum. |
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| Lisa Jackson, EPA Administrator, US. |
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| Jamil Ahmad, UNEP, read a message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. |
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| Ibrahim Thiaw, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation, UNEP |
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| Bakary Kante, Division of Environmental Law and Conventions, UNEP |
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| Liana Bratasida, Indonesia, Committee Chair |
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| Press Conference: UNEP and the US sign a Memorandum of Understanding |
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| Press Conference:Young Environmental Journalist Award Africa |
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| Kilimanjaro Initiative Bicycle Ride |
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| Ed Norton, UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, (second from right), with Tim Callen, Kilimanjaro Initiative Founder, and members of the Kilimanjaro Initiative. |
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L-R: Anne Daniel, Canada; Katharina Kummer, Executive Secretary, Basel Convention;
Christine Villemurem, Canada; and Nelson Sabogal, Basel Convention. |
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| A joint display by the three Chemicals Conventions. |
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Ed Norton, UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, with
Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, CBD, and Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP. |
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| A band, led by Brian Sempele (left) entertained delegates during the event. |
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| Side Event: Identifying Solutions-Addressing the Challenges of the Sound Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes |
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| Side Event:Strengthening environmental responses in times of crisis |
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UNEP resources
 Official GC-26/GMEF website
Official GC-26 Documents: Working documents
Official GC-26 Documents: Information documents
Notification by the Executive Director
Overview of GC/GMEF
Official website for the 12th Global Civil Society Forum
Regional Consultative meetings
Green Technology Tent
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Twelfth Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF-12), 19-20 February 2011, UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
IISD RS coverage of the Simultaneous Extraordinary Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (ExCOPs), and Eleventh Special Session of the UNEP GC/GMEF (GCSS-11/GMEF), 22-26 February 2010, Bali, Indonesia
IISD RS coverage of UNEP GC-25/GMEF, 16-20 February 2009, UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
IISD RS coverage of UNEP GCSS-10/GMEF, 20-22 February 2008, Principality of Monaco
IISD RS coverage of UNEP GC-24/GMEF, 5-9 February 2007, UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
IISD RS coverage of UNEP GC meetings
IISD RS archive of intergovernmental organizations meetings
IISD RS archive of sustainable development meetings
IISD RS archive of trade, finance, and investment meetings
SIDS Policy and Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
African Regional Coverage
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage |
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Twenty-sixth Session of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-26/GMEF)
