Report on the Implementation of decision 27/2: Contributions by the regional ministerial environment forums for which UNEP serves as the Secretariat (27/2, OP15): Report of the Executive Director

The present report provides information on the implementation Paragraph 15 of Decision 27/2 of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council, which stresses the importance of the regional ministerial environment forums, and invites these forums to contribute to the work of the governing body of UNEP. The decision reaffirms the importance of the regional ministerial environment forums to promote increased coherence in international decision-making processes related to environment by facilitating consensus building on priority environmental issues at regional, sub-regional and inter-regional levels. The report gives a brief overview of UNEP’s engagement with regional ministerial forums and their contribution to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).