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Highlights and images for 14 February 2016
2nd Meeting of the UNEP OECPR
In preparation for the second meeting of the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-2), Major Groups and Stakeholders (MGS) met on Sunday, 14 February 2016, at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), Kenya. They discussed, inter alia: the need for input from UNEA-2 to the Third UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III); the environmental impact of the refugee crisis; and the role of the MGS in the OECPR and UNEA processes. The MGS also engaged in joint and working group talks on the OECPR agenda, with a view to presenting concrete messages to Member States on the draft resolutions to be negotiated and forwarded to UNEA-2. They considered topics including: the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda; the Paris Climate Agreement; mobilizing finances for investment in sustainable development; the Global Thematic Report on the theme of “Healthy Environment – Healthy People”; and the sixth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6) process.
Julia Pataki, CPR Chair, expressed appreciation for the contribution of MGS to CPR meetings, assuring them that the CPR “is determined to continue on a path of openness and transparency.” Ibrahim Thiaw, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, noted that as implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) begins, the world’s attention has been taken up by humanitarian crises. He drew attention to the need for tackling the root causes of displacement and conflict, and urged MGS to highlight critical challenges such as integrating the climate and biodiversity agendas, “decarbonizing and detoxifying” economic growth, and moving beyond “private sector philanthropy” towards new sustainable business models.
In the afternoon, MGS held an interactive dialogue with representatives of Member States and Jorge Laguna Celis, UNEP Secretariat of Governing Bodies. They discussed issues including improving opportunities for stakeholder engagement through creative and less costly means of interaction, and implementing a genuinely inclusive green economy agenda. Member States endorsed the role of stakeholders in the preparations toward UNEA-2.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from OECPR-2. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis from OECPR-2 in HTML and PDF formats. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-oecpr2016/.
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View of the dais at the start of the Major Groups and Stakeholders Preparatory Meeting
Julia Pataki, CPR Chair
Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP
Yunus Arikan, Local Authorities
Major Group
Tareq Hassan, Arab Youth Climate Movement (AYCM)
Peter Denson, Regional Representative
for North America
Members of civil society raise their hands during the meeting
Norine Kennedy, Business and Industry Major Group
Leida Rijnhout, Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGO) Major Group
Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary of Governing Bodies, UNEP
Jan-Gustav Strandenaes, Stakeholder Forum
Major Groups and Stakeholders discussions continue throughout the day
Fazal Issa, Regional Representative
for Africa
Dalia Marquez, Children and Youth
Major Group
Brian Aberi, International Youth Council
Highlights and images for 15 February 2016
2nd Meeting of the UNEP OECPR
The second meeting of the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-2) to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) opened today at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. Following messages from UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner, around 25 Member States and regional groups made statements. Addressing the meeting in a video message, UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft described UNEA-2 as a key intergovernmental checkpoint on the road to 2030, and highlighted its role in integrating the environmental dimension across all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner noted Member States’ support for UNEP's role in the global sustainable development architecture, and emphasized that the organization has demonstrated efficiency and effectiveness.
Delegates adopted the agenda and organization of work, and appointed Chairs for the week’s discussion on the five “clusters” of draft resolution text.
In the afternoon, delegates considered policy matters contained in a series of 12 reports on the work of UNEP. Among various issues, they addressed: expectations for the sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) report and expert report on marine plastic debris and microplastics; UNEP support for air quality issues in the Asia-Pacific region; the need for a long-term plan for UNEP-Live as a tool for policy makers; and ways to meet the cost of implementing the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
They also discussed: the programme performance review; the Medium-Term Strategy, Programme of Work and budget; and changes to the UNEA cycle.
A reception took place in the evening, hosted by the Netherlands and Romania.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from OECPR-2. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis from OECPR-2 in HTML and PDF formats. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-oecpr2016/.
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Opening Plenary
L-R: Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP; Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP; Julia Pataki, CPR Chair; Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary of Governing Bodies, UNEP; and Corinna Enders, Rapporteur
Julia Pataki, CPR Chair
Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP
Bibiana Jones, Argentina, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Abdelilah Benryane, Morocco, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Frans Makken, the Netherlands,
speaking on behalf of the EU
N.K.G.K. Nemmawatta, Sri Lanka
Amina J. Mohammed, Minister of the Environment, Nigeria
Tita Korvenoja, Finland
Mahmoud Talaat, Egypt
Erasmo Martínez, Mexico
Tobias Glucksman, US
Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland
Delegates raise their placards to be added to the speakers list
Afternoon Plenary
Plenary continues in the afternoon
Solveig Crompton, Norway
Naohito Watanabe, Japan
Norine Kennedy, Business and
Industry Major Group
Yunus Arikan, Local Authorities
Major Group
Deepak Dhital, Nepal
L-R: Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP; Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP; Julia Pataki, CPR Chair
Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP
Sheila Aggarwal-Khan, UNEP
Evening Reception
Delegates enjoy the reception hosted by the Netherlands and Romania
Delegates from the African region
Delegates from Lebanon and the Netherlands
Around the Venue
Delegates outside plenary
Delegates meet informally before the start of plenary
Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary of Governing Bodies, UNEP,
greets members of the Chinese delegation
Delegates from Latin America greet each other
Bayani V. Mangibin, the Philippines, speaks with a delegate
Members of the US delegation
Representatives of Major Groups and Stakeholders
Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia, speaks with delegates
Around the UNEP grounds
Posters from the UNFCCC 'Act Now!' initiative
Highlights and images for 16 February 2016
2nd Meeting of the UNEP OECPR
Delegates at OECPR-2 began negotiating draft resolution text on Tuesday, meeting in five separate clusters to consider their respective sections of a compilation text dated 15 February 2016, which contained a total of 24 resolutions.
Clusters 1 and 2 met in parallel during the morning, and Clusters 3 and 4 met in parallel during the afternoon. Discussions in Cluster 4, on the sustainable management of natural capital extended into the evening, as Cluster 5 also convened in the evening. Delegates discussed proposals on issues including, inter alia: education for sustainable development; the role of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST) on waste management; a strategy for the sound management of chemicals and waste globally; oceans and seas; the sustainable management of natural capital; illegal wildlife trade; integration of biodiversity for wellbeing; and synergies among biodiversity-related MEAs.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from OECPR-2. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis from OECPR-2 in HTML and PDF formats. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-oecpr2016/.
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Cluster 1
Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 1
Nino Tkhilava, Georgia
Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso, Brazil
Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan
Frances Brown, Samoa
Heige Zeitler, EU
Cluster 2
Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 2
Cluster 2 Chair and CPR Vice-Chair John Moreti, Botswana
Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and
Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat
Michael Latham, US
Webster Chiyangwa, Zimbabwe
Cluster 3
Delegates attending the discussions on Cluster 3
Cluster 3 Chair Corinna Enders, Germany
Brenda Pangrazi, Argentina
Matthias Maier, EU
Esra İlbaş, Turkey
Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran
Cluster 4
View of the dais for Cluster 4
Helena Rajaonarivelo, Madagascar
Juliet Naliaka Makokha, speaking
on behalf of the NGOs and
Women Major Groups
Ntesang Molemele, Botswana
Zakariaou Adam Maiga, Niger
Alex Surace, Australia
Cluster 5
Delegates gather for discussions related to Cluster 5
Cluster 5 Chair Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan
Eduardo Alcibíades Sánchez Kiesslich, Mexico
Sylvie Côté, Canada
Konrad Paulsen, Chile
Around the Venue
Delegates between sessions
Delegates meet informally
Delegates from Iran
Delegates review the proposed text
UNEP staff track changes in the negotiating text
A delegate from the Netherlands speaks with
Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso, Brazil
Delegates from the EU and US meet informally
Delegates between sessions
Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP, speaks with delegates from the African and Arab regions
Around the UNEP grounds
Highlights and images for 17 February 2016
2nd Meeting of the UNEP OECPR
Delegates at the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-2) met in plenary all morning, where they discussed the role of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Environment Assembly of the UNEP (UNEA) in delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They also considered the draft Global Thematic Report on “Healthy Environment, Healthy People.” UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner highlighted UNEP's 2018-21 Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) as a “stepping stone” for facilitating Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) delivery, and stressed UNEA's key role in facilitating synergies across the UN system. A panel of ministers and senior officials from Ethiopia, Kenya, the Solomon Islands, and the Netherlands discussed the issues, followed by open debate among delegates.
In the afternoon, negotiations on draft resolution text continued in Clusters 1 and 4, which addressed, inter alia: implementation of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action, or SAMOA Pathway; role, functions and follow-up to the Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific; and three resolutions on the impacts of armed conflict on the environment.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from OECPR-2. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis from OECPR-2 in HTML and PDF formats. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-oecpr2016/.
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Morning Plenary
Delegates during the morning plenary
Julia Pataki, CPR Chair
Cluster 2 and 4 Chair John Moreti, Botswana
Cluster 3 Chair Corinna Enders, Germany
Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy
Cardoso, Brazil
Cluster 5 Chair Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan
Delegates stand for a moment of silence to honor former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP
Judi Wakhungu, Cabinet Secretary for Environment,
Water and Natural Resources, Kenya
Herman Sips, Senior Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Netherlands
Kare Chawicha Debessa, State Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change, Ethiopia
Samuel Manetoali, Minister of Environment, Climate Change,
Disaster Management and Meteorology,
Solomon Islands
Kai Simon Yuen, Norway
Rosemary Paterson, New Zealand
Nebojša Kaluđerović, Montenegro
Marcela Nicodemos, Brazil
UNEP Side Event on Extractive Industries
A graphic illustrating the UNEP side event on extractive industries and the environment
Oli Brown, UNEP
Ligia Noronha, UNEP
Cluster 1
Delegates discuss matters related to Cluster 1
Lloyd Gabriel Pascal, Dominica
Frances Brown, Samoa
Jill Hanna, EU
Cluster 4
Delegates discuss matters related to Cluster 4
Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, Ukraine
Vladimir Lenev, Russian Federation
Around the Venue
Delegates speak with the UNEP Secretariat
Delegates from Egypt read the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB)
Kimo Goree, Vice President, International Institute for
Sustainable Development (IISD), with Abdullah K. Tawlah
and Jamal Ali Bamaileh, Saudi Arabia
Delegates meet before the start of plenary
Delegates meet in huddles outside of plenary
Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland, speaks with Jan Dusik, UNEP
Vladimir Lenev, Russian Federation, speaks with Jiří Hlaváček, former Secretary of Governing Bodies, UNEP
Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and
Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat, speaks
with Cyrille-Lazare Siewe, UNEP
Delegates between sessions
Posters display UNEP's 40 years of environmental leadership
Highlights and images for 18 February 2016
2nd Meeting of the UNEP OECPR
Delegates at the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-2) discussed the proposed outcome of the ministerial High-Level Segment of the Second UN Environment Assembly of the UN Environment Programme (UNEA-2) in the morning, while Cluster 2 discussed a resolution on sustainable consumption and production (SCP).
In the afternoon, Cluster 3 discussed resolutions on marine plastic debris and microplastics, and on the International Environment Forum for Basin Organizations. Cluster 5 addressed the UNEP Medium-Term Strategy (MTS), Programme of Work (PoW) and budget. In the evening, Cluster 1 discussed promoting the effective implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, and the roles of UNEP and UNEA in delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, while Cluster 4 conducted a second reading of resolutions dealing with natural capital and conflict-affected areas. Negotiations continued late into the night.
A side event on “Guidelines for Integrated Waste Management Framework Legislation” took place at lunchtime, convened by UNEP.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from OECPR-2. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis from OECPR-2 in HTML and PDF formats. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-oecpr2016/.
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Discussion of UNEA-2 High-Level Segment Outcome
L-R: Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary of Governing Bodies, UNEP; Julia Pataki, CPR Chair; and Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP
Julia Pataki, CPR Chair
Herman Sips, EU
Joel Hansen, US
Raúl Rodríguez Ramos, Cuba
Sherif Dawoud, Egypt
Clara Cerqueira, Brazil
Yingxian Xia, China
Kennedy Samaneka, Zimbabwe, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Miak Aw Hui Min, Singapore
Eduardo Sánchez, Mexico
Cluster 1
Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 1
Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy
Cardoso, Brazil
Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran
Bibiana Jones, Argentina, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Cluster 2
Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 2
Cluster 2 Chair John Moreti, Botswana
Ayelén María Ghersi, Argentina
Timothy Epp, US
Hussein Roshdy, Egypt
Iván Mendoza Benítez, Colombia
Cluster 3
Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 3
Cluster 3 Chair Corinna Enders, Germany
Ingeborg Mork-Knutsen, Norway
Sylvie Côté, Canada
Cluster 4
Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 4
Ntesang Molemele, Botswana
Mphatso Kamanga, Malawi
Nathan Ndoboli, Uganda
Cluster 5
Amendments are made to the negotiating text in Cluster 5
Cluster 5 Chair Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan
Wilson Sumner, US
Ruth Kitonyi, Kenya
Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia
UNEP Side Event: Guidelines for Integrated Waste Management Framework Legislation
Panel speakers for the event (L-R): Marcello Cousillas, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, Uruguay; Christine Akello, National Environment Management Authority, Uganda; Oyun Sanjaasuren, UNEA President; Naohito Watanabe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan; and Sumitra Amatya, National Planning Commission, Nepal
Oyun Sanjaasuren, UNEA President
Naohito Watanabe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Moderator Mahesh Pradhan, UNEP
Masa Nagai, UNEP
Surendra Shrestha, UNEP
Around the Venue
Major Groups and Stakeholders strategy meeting
Delegates between sessions
Delegates from Nigeria
Delegates from the Children and Youth Major Group
Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso and
Marcela Nicodemos, Brazil, speak with delegates
Delegates from the Asia region meet informally
Masa Nagai and Surendra Shrestha, UNEP
Fiona Fraser and Alex Surace, Australia
Delegates from the EU
Oyun Sanjaasuren, UNEA President,
with Naohito Watanabe, Japan
The UNEP grounds at night
Highlights and images for 19 February 2016
2nd Meeting of the UNEP OECPR
On the last day of the second Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-2) meeting at UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, delegates met in parallel sessions to discuss resolution text. Clusters 1 and 2 met all morning, with Cluster 1 continuing through lunchtime. Cluster 1 addressed proposals on the organization of regional forums, implementing the Paris Climate Agreement, and the role of UNEP in the implementation of the SAMOA Pathway to facilitate achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while Cluster 2 discussed sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and food waste. During lunchtime, Cluster 3 conducted the first reading of a resolution for sustainable management of coral reefs.
Delegates convened in plenary in the afternoon, where UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) President Oyun Saanjasuren briefed delegates on arrangements to finalize the agenda for ministers when they meet at UNEA-2 in May. UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner briefed delegates on preparations for UNEA-2, highlighting the organization of 26 side events and two symposia.
In their closing statements, regional groups and Member States expressed appreciation for the constructive discussions. The meeting closed at 4.52 pm.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from OECPR-2. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis from OECPR-2 in HTML and PDF formats. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-oecpr2016/.
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Cluster 1
Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 1
Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso, Brazil
Jill Hanna, EU
Rosemary Paterson, New Zealand
Yu Hai, China
Chung Haeseung, Regional Representative for Asia Pacific
Cluster 2
Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 2
Cluster 2 Chair John Moreti, Botswana
Karen Molenaar, EU
Juan José Campuzano, Mexico
Yuki Takahashi, Japan
Hazri Hassan, Singapore
Cluster 3
Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 3
Cluster 3 Chair Corinna Enders, Germany
Yoshi Iskandar, Indonesia
Ingeborg Mork-Knutsen, Norway
Nalaka Mahesh Prematilake, Sri Lanka
Matthias Maier, EU
Closing Plenary
Delegates gather for the closing plenary
Julia Pataki, CPR Chair
Oyun Sanjaasuren, UNEA President
Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP
Kelebert Nkomani, Zimbabwe, speaking on
behalf of the African Group
Bibiana Jones, Argentina, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Li Haisheng, China
Abdulmonem Annan, Syria
Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan, speaking on behalf of Asia Pacific States
Anthony Andanje, Kenya
Abdelmoneim Mabrouk, Sudan, speaking
on behalf of the Arab League
Tobias Glucksman, US
Brian Aberi, speaking on behalf of the
Major Groups and Stakeholders
OECPR-2 family photo
Around the Venue
Delegates meet informally before the start of the Cluster discussions
Members of the EU meet
Raúl Rodríguez Ramos, Cuba; Marcela Nicodemos,
Brazil; and Konrad Paulsen, Chile
Delegates between sessions
A delegate reads the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB)
UNEP Secretariat distribute a revised version of the text
Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary of Governing Bodies,
UNEP (right), speaks with delegates
Delegates meet before the final plenary
Oyun Sanjaasuren, UNEA President,
with Damdin Davgadorj, Mongolia
Report writers documenting the meeting
ENB Team covering the OECPR-2 meeting: Cleo Verkuijl; Tallash Kantai; Annelies van Gaalen; Delia Paul; Richard de Ferranti; Wangu Mwangi; and Kiara Worth
Highlights and images for 29 November 2017
UNEA-3
The third meeting of the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-3) opened in Nairobi on Wednesday morning. Following welcome statements by OECPR Chair John Moreti (Botswana) and UN Environment Programme Executive Director Erik Solheim, representatives of regional groups and Member States made opening statements. Delegates then adopted the organization of work and established five contact groups to finalize draft decisions and resolutions that will be forwarded to the third UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-3). In the afternoon, UNEA-3 President Edgar Gutiérrez Espeleta briefed delegates on the status of consultations on the ministerial outcome document.
Contact group discussion of draft resolutions as well as the UNEA-3 ministerial outcome document continued into the evening.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, will provide daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from OECPR-3 and UNEA-3. Kindly return to this website on Wednesday, 29 November 2017, for more information.
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From L-R: OECPR Chair John Moreti, Botswana; Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary, Secretariat of Governing Bodies, UN Environment Programme; and UNEA President Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica
Erik Solheim, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) Vice-Chair Elizabeth Taylor, Colombia
Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
OECPR Chair John Moreti, Botswana
UNEA President Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica
Sebastian Gil, EU
CPR Vice-Chair Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan
Agrina Mussa, Malawi
Martin Gomez Bustillo, Argentina
Erasmo Martínez, Mexico
Jillian Dempster, New Zealand
Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary, Secretariat of Governing Bodies, UN Environment Programme
Delegates from the EU confer
Contact Group 3
Wilson Sumner, US
Contact Group 3 Chair Tarja Fernández, Finland
Zaid Noori, Iraq
Maria Lemos, Colombia
Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, Ukraine
Eduardo Alcibíades Sánchez Kiesslich, Mexico
Contact Group 2
Majella Pua-Diezmos, the Philippines
Contact Group 2 Chair Elizabeth Taylor, Colombia
Pedro Tiê Candido Souza, Brazil
Hussein Roshdy, Egypt
Sverre Thomas Jahre, Norway
Simon Cardy, South Africa
Ndoboli Nathan, Uganda
Belsis Llorente Díaz, Cuba
Ruth Kitonyi, Kenya
Participants in discussions
Around the venue
Stakeholders with UNEA President Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica and Marta Juarez Ruiz, Ambassador on Special Mission to UN Environment Programme, Costa Rica (center)
Highlights and images for 30 November 2017
UNEA-3
On the second day of OECPR-3, delegates convened in contact groups throughout the day and in the evening. Contact groups discussed three draft decisions on procedural matters, and made progress on a number of substantive resolutions.
In the evening, consultations on the ministerial outcome document of the third UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-3) took place.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from OECPR-3 and UNEA-3. The summary and analysis is now available in HTML and PDF.
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Contact Group 1
Suseno Sukoyono, Indonesia
Andrew McNee, Australia
Committee of Permanent Representatives Vice-Chair Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan
Elizabeth McLanahan, US
Rubén Muñoz Robles, Costa Rica
Mai Britt Knoph, Norway
Webster Chiyangwa, Zimbabwe
Clara Cerqueira, Brazil
Matthias Maier, EU
Miak Aw Hui Min, Singapore
Deepa Liyanage, Sri Lanka
Abdulqader Alkharraz, Yemen
From L-R: Mai Britt Knoph, Norway; Nathan Glassey, New Zealand; and Mona Aarhus, Norway
Contact Group on Overall Coordination
John Matuszak, US
OECPR Chair John Moreti, Botswana
Eduardo Alcibíades Sánchez Kiesslich, Mexico
Martin Gomez Bustillo, Argentina
Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary, Secretariat of Governing Bodies, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Maarten Kappelle, UNEP
Pierre Boileau, UNEP
Lars Mortensen, EU
Contact Group 3
Solveig Crompton, Norway
Contact Group 3 Chair Tarja Fernández, Finland
Pedro Escosteguy
Cardoso, Brazil
Zaid Noori, Iraq
Jennifer Kerr, Canada
Ndoboli Nathan, Uganda
Contact Group 4
View of the dais during the contact group discussions
Wilson Sumner, US
Koketso Chibana, Botswana
Delegates from the EU
Around the venue