The United Nations Environment Assembly gathers every two years to discuss issues related to climate change and environmental protection. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) organizes the biannual event which designs policies and make recommendations to promote environmental sustainability.
In 2019, a five-year multi-stakeholder project was launched in three African countries, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, and Senegal - to bring together Canadian and international experts to work directly with 80,000 smallholder farmers, engaging both women and men, to share customized tools and best management practices under the 4R Nutrient Stewardship program. The 4R’s of nutrient stewardship mean applying the Right Source of fertilizer using the Right Rate at the Right Time of year and in the Right Place. On March 4, 2021, a virtual event was organised to discuss the economic, environmental and social benefits of proper nutrient stewardship, with a focus on the benefits for women farmers.
The United Nations Environment Assembly is going virtual over 2 days from February 22 - 23, 2021 in order to cater to administrative and budgetary issues. This first part of the event will be called UNEA
5.I. Substantive matters that require in-depth negotiations will be deferred to a resumed in-person session in February 2022: UNEA 5.2.
It’s been five years since 193 UN Member States decided on the ambitious 2030 Agenda to end poverty and hunger, reduce inequality, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. 2020 marks the start of the final decade towards the realization of the SDGs.
With 10 years left, are we on track to achieving the SDGs?
The fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, the world's highest-level decision-making body on the environment, will take place in Nairobi from 11 to 15 March 2019 under the theme “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production”.
In the run-up to the Assembly, UN Environment is leading a global campaign to Think Beyond Live Within. This campaign focuses on an informative and emotive approach to communicating the environmental cost of key consumption and production models.
As part of the campaign, UN Environment encourages people to take the lead and #SolveDifferent for a sustainable future for our planet.
Watch the video message from Siim Kiisler, 4th President of the United Nations Environment Assembly, inviting you to #SolveDifferent:
HOW TO REGISTER FOR UNEA
Accredited NGO
You can register for UNEA4 at the following link - https://reg.unog.ch/event/26962/
Below is a rundown of the registration process and document requirements:
1. First, you will be prompted to create an indico account here. Once your account is created, you can use the login details to register for the conference.
2. During the application, you will need to provide the following documents/information:
- A passport photo
- A nomination letter from your accredited organization. The letter must be on your organizations’ letterhead and may list up to 5 representatives from your organization.
- You will be asked to select the meetings you would like to attend. Please select all the meetings listed in the application form.
- You will need to select a representation type. Please select Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO’s), followed by accredited NGO as the subtype. You may then select your organisation under the organisation name.
Once you have completed your application, you will receive an email noting that your registration is pending approval. You should then receive the final confirmation shortly thereafter.
Non-Accredited NGO
You can register for UNEA4 at the following link - https://reg.unog.ch/event/26962/
Below is a rundown of the registration process and document requirements:
1) First, you will be prompted to create an indico account here. Once your account is created, you can use the login details to register for the conference.
2) During the application, you will need to provide the following documents/information:
- A passport photo
- A nomination letter from your organization.
- You will be asked to select the meetings you would like to attend. Please select all the meetings listed in the application form.
- You will need to select a representation type. Please select Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO’s), followed by non-accredited NGO as the subtype. You may then manually input the name of your organisation.
Once you have completed your application, you will receive an email noting that your registration is pending approval. You should then receive the final confirmation shortly thereafter.
At the end of March 2018, two members of the Emerging Team spent 10 days in Burkina Faso and Mali filming the work of Target Malaria. Target Malaria is a global research consortium working to save millions of lives from malaria by developing new, cost-effective, and sustainable genetic technologies to modify mosquitoes and reduce malaria transmission.
The 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 62) is currently taking place in New York until 23rd March 2018. This year’s theme is “Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls.”
In today's blog, ocean lover and commercial fisherwoman - Tiare Boyes - shares her experience at the World Oceans Summit. The Summit is being held from 7th to 9th March 2018 in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Last year, the third session of the United Nations Environment Assembly took place at the UN Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya from 4th to 6th December. This Assembly is the world’s highest decision-making body on the environment, with a dual role to govern the UN Environment Programme and discuss how to address important environmental issues at the bi-annual summit.
From the 4th to 6th December 2017, The UN Environment Assembly, the world's highest-level decision-making body on the environment, held its 3rd session (UNEA-3) in Nairobi. The Assembly was held under the overarching theme of “Towards a Pollution Free Planet” and passed 11 resolutions, each addressing a specific dimension of pollution. For the first time, a Ministerial Declaration was approved by consensus – this declaration will serve as a global action plan on pollution. View the approved declaration here.