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18 February

Twenty-seventh session of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC27/GMEF)

18-22 February 2013 | UN Office, Nairobi, Kenya

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Introduction - 18 February - 19 February - 20 February - 21 February - 22 February - Summary

Highlights from Monday, 18 February

Delegates at the 27th session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-27/GMEF) convened in the morning for the opening ceremony of the first Universal Session of the GC, 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 emerging policy issues (implementation of paragraph 88 of the Rio+20 outcome document, entitled the “The Future we Want,” and General Assembly resolution 67/213). The Committee of the Whole (COW) also met in the afternoon.

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (second from right) enters the UN Office in Nairobi

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signs the guest book at the UN Office in Nairobi

UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner presents his annual policy statement to the Governing Council

UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner greets Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner and UNEP Deputy Executive Director Amina Mohamed

Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco planting a tree

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki plants and waters a tree on the grounds of the UN Office in Nairobi

VIPs walking to the meeting room

Delegates stand for a moment of silence for prayer and meditation

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki delivers his speech to delegates.

UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner

Federico Ramos de Armas, Spain, outgoing GC President

Federico Ramos de Armas, Spain, outgoing GC President,

greets incoming GC President Hassan Abdel Hilal, Minister of Environment, Forests and Physical Development, Sudan.

GC President Hassan Abdel Hilal consulting with members of the UNEP Secretariat

Delegates during the plenary

Ministerial Consultations

Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs

Achim Steiner and Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco during the ministerial consultation

Amina J. Mohammed, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning, consulting with members of the Brazilian delegation

Amina J. Mohammed, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning

Side Events

A view of the dais during a side event on rapid change in the Arctic

A view of the room during the Arctic side event

Participants during the lunchtime side event on rapid change in the Arctic

Nikhil Seth, Director, Division for Sustainable Development (right) speaking at a side event on UNEP's role in the post-2015 development agenda, SDGs and SCP.

Participants during the post-2015 development agenda side event

Daily web highlights

Introduction - 18 February - 19 February - 20 February - 21 February - 22 February - Summary

Related Links

Meeting resources

Meeting website

Provisional agenda

Provisional timetable

Working documents

Information documents

Programme for ministerial consultations

UN General Assembly Resolution on Strengthening UNEP’s Role in Addressing Global Environmental Challenges

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