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16th Meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-16) of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeCRC-16 took place online from 8 to 11 September 2020.

12th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (OEWG12)The online segment of OEWG12 took place on 1 and 3 September 2020.

42nd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (OEWG 42)OEWG 42 took place online from 14 to 16 July 2020.

2020 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2020)HLPF 2020 took place online from 7 to 16 July 2020.

Coverage of Selected Side Events at the 2020 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2020)ENB covered selected side events from HLPF 2020 from 8 to 16 July 2020.

15th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF15)UNFF15 took place online in June 2020.

11th Meeting of the Monaco Blue InitiativeThis meeting took place online on 28 May, 9 and 24 June 2020.

June Momentum for Climate ChangeThis event took place online from 1 to 10 June 2020.

58th Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) CouncilThis meeting took place online from 2 to 3 June 2020.

Soils as Keystone for Food Security and Ecosystem RestorationThis event met online on 3 June 2020.

Innovating Climate Change Adaptation through AgroecologyThis Consultation met online from 27 to 29 May 2020.

6th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2020)ARFSD 2020 met from 24 to 27 February 2020, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

52nd Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-52)IPCC-52 met from 24 to 28 February 2020, at the headquarters of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in Paris, France.

2nd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity FrameworkThis meeting took place from 24 to 29 February 2020, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), Rome, Italy.

13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) and the Associated Meetings of the Standing CommitteeCMS COP13 met from 15 to 22 February 2020, in Gandhinagar, India.

1st Part of the 26th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)The 1st part of ISA-26 met from 17 to 21 February 2020, at the ISA headquarters, in Kingston, Jamaica.

10th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10)WUF10 took place from 8 to 13 February 2020, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

32nd UN-Water MeetingThis meeting was held from 28 to 29 January 2020, in Rome, Italy.

Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council Consultation Meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), 57th Meeting of the GEF Council, and 27th Meeting of the Council for the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund (LDCF/SCCF)This event took place from 16 to 19 December 2019, in Washington, DC, US.

2019 Climate Change ConferenceThis Conference took place from 2 to 15 December 2019, in Madrid, Spain.

21st Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention COP 21) and its ProtocolsCOP21 took place from 2 to 5 December 2019, in Naples, Italy.

3rd Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP3)COP3 took place from 25 to 29 November 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland.

23rd Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 23) and 11th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 11) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)SBSTTA 23 and WG8J 11 met from 20 to 29 November 2019, in Montreal, Canada.

8th Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and AgricultureThis session was held from 11 to 16 November 2019, at FAO headquarters, in Rome, Italy.

World Congress of United Cities and Local Governments and World Summit of Local and Regional LeadersThis Congress was held from 11 to 15 November 2019, in Durban, South Africa.

2020 Ocean Pathways WeekThis event was held from 11 to 15 November 2019, in Montreal, Canada.

31st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 31)MOP 31 took place from 4 to 8 November 2019, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), in Rome, Italy.

Resumed 9th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing (OWG-EFMLS-9) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and AgricultureThe resumed OWG-EFMLS-9 was held from 23 to 26 October 2019, at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in Rome, Italy.

Budapest Water Summit (BWS) 2019BWS 2019 was held from 15 to 17 October 2019, in Budapest, Hungary.

15th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)2019 AGM is taking place from 7 to 10 October 2019, from the Palais des Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland.

15th Meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-15) of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeCRC-15 took place from 8 to 10 October 2019, at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, in Rome, Italy.

African Climate Risks Conference (ACRC) 2019ACRC 2019 was held from 7 to 9 October 2019, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

15th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to the Stockholm Convention (POPRC-15)POPRC-15 was held from 1 to 4 October 2019, at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, in Rome, Italy.

3rd Meeting of the Intersessional Process Considering the Strategic Approach and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020 (IP3)IP3 was held from 30 September to 4 October 2019, at the UN Conference Centre (UNCC), in Bangkok, Thailand.

Marine Regions Forum 2019This Forum was held from 30 September - 2 October 2019, in Berlin, Germany.

UN Summits Week 2019This event was held from 23 to 27 September 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York.

Coverage of Selected Side Events at the UN Summits Week 2019IISD Reporting Services covered selected side events at the UN Summits Week 2019, from 22 to 27 September 2019, in New York, US.

51st Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-51)IPCC-51 took place from 20 to 24 September 2019, at the Principality of Monaco.

14th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 14)UNCCD COP 14 took place from 2 to 13 September 2019, in New Delhi, India.

Third Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National JurisdictionBBNJ IGC-3 took place from 19 to 30 August 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York.

ISA DeepData: Sharing Biodiversity Knowledge for the Benefit of HumanityThis side event took place on Monday, 26 August 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York.

1st Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity FrameworkThis meeting was held from 27 to 30 August 2019, at the UN Office in Nairobi, Kenya.

18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP18)CITES CoP18 took place from 17 to 28 August 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland.

31st UN-Water MeetingThis meeting took place from 23 to 24 August 2019, in Stockholm, Sweden.

Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2019This event took place from 19 to 23 August 2019, in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.

50th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-50)IPCC-50 took place from 2 to 7 August 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland.

2nd Part of the 25th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)The 2nd Part of ISA-25 took place from 15 to 26 July 2019, from ISA Headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica.

2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019)HLPF 2019 took place from 9 to 19 July 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York.

Coverage of Selected Side Events at the 2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019)IISD Reporting Services covered selected side events during HLPF 2019 which will take place from 9 to 19 July 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York.

Video Coverage of the 2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019)IISD Reporting Services produced daily videos during HLPF 2019 which is taking place from 9 to 19 July 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York.

9th Trondheim Conference on BiodiversityThis Conference was held from 2 to 5 July 2019, in Trondheim, Norway.

41st Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (OEWG 41)OEWG 41 took place from 1 to 5 July 2019, at the UN Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.

Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2019This Conference was held from 17 to 27 June 2019, in Bonn, Germany.

Side Event “Regional Focused Dialogue on NDC Implementation in Southeast Asian Countries - Facilitating Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) and Stocktaking of Capacity Gaps and the Role of Regional Capacity Building Platform”This event took place on 20 June 2019, in Bonn, Germany.

9th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing (OWG-EFMLS-9) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and AgricultureOWG-EFMLS-9 took place from 17 to 21 June 2019, from the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy,

20th Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the SeaThis meeting took place from 10 to 14 June 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York.

56th GEF Council Meeting, GEF Council Consultation Meeting with CSOs, and 26th Meeting of the Council for the LDCF and SCCFThis meeting took place from 10 to 13 June 2019, in Washington, DC, US.

2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)CCICED 2019 AGM took place from 2 to 5 June 2019, in Hangzhou, China.

3rd World Circular Economy Forum 2019 (WCEF2019)WCEF2019 took place from 3 to 4 June 2019, in Helsinki, Finland.

1st Session of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) AssemblyThis Assembly was held from 27 to 31 May 2019, at UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

Global Soil Week 2019 (GSW 2019)GSW 2019 took place from 27 to 30 May 2019, in Nairobi, Kenya.

High-Level Dialogue on the Implementation of the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All 2014-2019: A Mid-Point ReviewThis Dialogue took place from 23 to 24 May 2019, from UN Headquarters in New York.

International Conference on Climate Action (ICCA2019)ICCA2019 took place from 22 to 23 May 2019, from Heidelberg, Germany.

3rd Substantive Session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group Towards a Global Pact for the EnvironmentThis session took place from 20 to 22 May 2019, from UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

6th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019)GP2019 took place from 13 to 17 May 2019, from Geneva, Switzerland.

4th Annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum 2019)The STI Forum 2019 took place from 14 to 15 May 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York.

49th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-49)IPCC-49 took place from 8 to 12 May 2019, in Kyoto, Japan.

14th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF14)UNFF14 was held from 6 to 10 May 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York.

2019 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm ConventionsThis meeting took place from 29 April to 10 May 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Stakeholder Day and 7th Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-7)IPBES-7 took place from 29 April to 4 May 2019, in Paris, France.

5th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 5)ARFSD 5 took place from 16 to 18 April 2019, in Marrakech, Morocco.

Technical Workshop “Before the Blue COP”This Workshop took place from 10 to 11 April 2019, in Madrid, Spain.

2nd Session of the Intergovernment al Conference (IGC) on an International Legally Binding Instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)This meeting took place from 25 March to 5 April 2019, from UN Headquarters in New York.

International Seabed Authority (ISA) Side Events at BBNJ IGC 2These events took place on 26 March and 2 April 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York.

3rd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG3) of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM)OEWG3 took place from 2 to 4 April 2019, in Montevideo, Uruguay.

10th Monaco Blue InitiativeThis event took place from 24 to 25 March 2019, in the Principality of Monaco.

2nd Substantive Session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group Towards a Global Pact for the EnvironmentThis meeting took place from 18 to 20 March 2019, at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

4th Meeting of the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives to UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and 4th Session of the UN Environment AssemblyThis event took place from 4 to 8 March and from 11 to 15 March 2019, from UNEP Headquarters, in Nairobi, Kenya.

2nd Global Session UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment (UN-SPBF)UN-SPBF-2 took place from 8 to 10 March 2019, from UNEP headquarters, in Nairobi, Kenya.

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