The ACP-MEAs is a multi-year, multi-country partnership Programme established in 2009 with UNEP as the coordinating agency, in support of 79 Member States of Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) regions. Covering 49 countries in Africa, the ACP-MEAs Programme is now in its third phase and works in the region through the Africa Hub led by the African Union Commission (AUC) with its headquarters in Addis Ababa. In addition, the Programme partners with two Regional Seas conventions – Abidjan Convention and Nairobi Convention. The Programme supports ACP countries to effectively comply with and implement several Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) within the clusters of biodiversity and chemicals and waste. Such support includes building capacity for effective integration of environmental safeguards into national plans, policies and laws; mainstreaming MEAs in national and regional development planning; formulation of national and regional positions and inputs into MEA processes; and strengthening implementation actions within and across diverse stakeholder groups through awareness raising, capacity building, and sharing of experiences between institutions, actors and sectors.