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Twenty-sixth Session of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-26/GMEF)

21-24 February 2011 | UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya

Summary of the Meeting

GC-26/GMEF

Highlights for Thursday, 24 February 2011

Delegates at the GC-26/GMEF convened in the Committee of the Whole (COW) in the morning and early afternoon to approve decisions.

In the late afternoon, delegates met in plenary to approve reports of the ministerial consultations and the COW, including decisions approved by the COW.The Plenary adopted: 17 decisions, including on IEG, IPBES, south-south cooperation and chemicals management; the Report of the COW; and the Chair’s Summary of the Ministerial Consultations.

In closing, UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner praised the “spirit of Rio” that delegates showed throughout the session. GC-26 President Rosa Aguilar Rivero gaveled the meeting to a close at 6.44 pm.

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Members of the Secretariat with COW Chair Liana Bratasida at the close of the COW.
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Closing Plenary
Jamil Ahmad, Secretary of the GC/GMEF
Mauricio Xerinda (Mozambique), GC-26 Rapporteur
Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director
The Secretariat applauding at the end of GC-26/GMEF.
The Senegalese delegation during the session.
Rosa Aguilar Rivero, GC-26 President, received a bouquet of flowers from the UNEP Secretariat.
Highlights for Wednesday, 23 February 2011
GC-26/GMEF

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.

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Paula Lehtomaki, Minister of Environment, Finland
John Michuki, Minister of Environment and Mineral Resources, Kenya
Committee of the Whole
Javier Herrera Corona,
Holy See
Imourou Ouro-Djeri, Benin

André Odenbreit Carvalho, Brazil

John Matuszak, US

Contact Group on Chemicals
View of the chemicals contact group.
Per Bakken, UNEP Chemicals, and Chair John Roberts, UK.
Ministerial Roundtables
Frances Nhema, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Zimbabwe, Co-Chaired the third roundtable.
Kenneth Darroux, Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, Physical Planning and Fisheries, Dominica, was the Co-Chair for this roundtable.
Delegates at the third roundtable discussion.
Highlights for Tuesday, 22 February 2011
GC-26/GMEF

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.

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Ministerial Consultations
Raila Odinga, Prime Minister, Kenya
Hani Sherry Ayittey, Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Ghana
Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment, EU
Robert Watson, UK

Norbert Röttgen, Germany

Julia Marton- Lefèvre, IUCN

Tarja Reponen, Finland

Drafting Committee
Chair of the drafting Committee, Macharia Kamau, Kenya, consults with Masa Nagai, Secretariat.
Ministerial Roundtables on Green Economy
Jochen Flasbarth, Germany, and
Gusti Mohammad Hatta
, Indonesia,
co-chaired the fourth roundtable.
Khawaja Muhammad Naeem, Pakistan
Paolo Soprano, Italy
Highlights for Monday, 21 February 2011
GC-26/GMEFDelegates 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.

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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.
Lisa Jackson, EPA Administrator, US.

Zoltán Illés, Hungary, spoke for the EU.

Jamil Ahmad, UNEP, read a message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
The dais during the opening session.
Committee of the Whole
Ibrahim Thiaw, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation, UNEP
Bakary Kante, Division of Environmental Law and Conventions, UNEP
Liana Bratasida, Indonesia, Committee Chair
Press Conference: UNEP and the US sign a Memorandum of Understanding
Achim Steiner, UNEP, and Lisa Jackson, US, signing the MoU to develop, among others, a framework on sustainable consumption and production.
UNEP representatives and part of the US delegation during the official signing ceremony.
Press Conference:Young Environmental Journalist Award Africa
The winner of the first UNEP Young Environmental Journalist Award: Patricia Okoed-Bakumunhe, Uganda.
Environmental Journalist Patricia Okoed-Bakumunhe with members of the Secretariat at the end of the press conference.
Kilimanjaro Initiative Bicycle Ride
Ed Norton, UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, (second from right), with Tim Callen, Kilimanjaro Initiative Founder, and members of the Kilimanjaro Initiative.
Around the Conference
The Australian delegation
L-R: Amb. John Ashe, Antigua and Barbuda; and Antonio Ricarte, Brazil.
L-R: Anne Daniel, Canada; Katharina Kummer, Executive Secretary, Basel Convention;
Christine Villemurem
, Canada; and Nelson Sabogal, Basel Convention.
Lisa Jackson speaks with Ed Norton during a break in the proceedings.
Angela Cropper, UNEP; Paul Whylie, Rotterdam Convention;
David Ogden, Stockholm Convention; and Donald Cooper, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.
A joint display by the three Chemicals Conventions.
Ed Norton, UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, with
Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, CBD, and Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP.
A band, led by Brian Sempele (left) entertained delegates during the event.
 
 
Per Bakken, UNEP Chemicals, with Vladimir Lenev, Russian Federation.
Sha Zukang, UN Under-Secretary-General and Secretary-General of UNCSD, with Andrey Vavilov, ENB.
ENB team with the GC/GMEF Secretary, L-R: Tallash Kantai, Kenya;
Andrey Vavilov, Russian Federation; Dorothy Nyingi, Kenya; Tanya Rosen, Italy/USA; Jamil Ahmad, GC/GMEF Secretary; Resson Kantai, Kenya; Kate Neville, Canada; and Delia Paul, Malaysia.
Side Event: Identifying Solutions-Addressing the Challenges of the Sound Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes
Bakary Kante, UNEP
The panel during the side event.
John Scanlon,
Secretary-General, CITES
Franz Perrez, Switzerland
L-R: Jacob Duer, DELC; Per Bakken, UNEP Chemicals;
Katarina Kummer, Basel Convention; and
Donald Cooper
, Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions.
Side Event:Strengthening environmental responses in times of crisis
Margarita Astralaga, UNEP
L-R: Toni Frisch, UN OCHA; Sha Zukang, UN Under-Secretary-General and Secretary-General of UNCSD; Zoltán Illés, Hungary; and Vladimir Sakharov, UN OCHA.
Miscellaneous
 
Related Links
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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