The annual Global Meetings of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans organized by UNEP is a coordination mechanism of the 18 regional seas conventions and action plans, providing a platform for adoption of global ...

Environmental challenges and lifestyle choices are defining issues of our time. The concept of circularity allows us to operationalize the inclusive green economy: how to reduce and eliminate waste and pollution through ...

The UN System is committed to improving resource efficiency, achieving climate neutrality by 2020 and internalising the Sustainable Development Goals.

The African Green Stimulus Programme is an innovative African-led initiative that is being developed to support the continent’s recovery response to the devastating socio-economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 ...

The Senior Official’s meeting at the Second Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific will review progress of the United Nations Environment Assembly resolutions in Asia and the Pacific. This session ...

This document serves as an outline for UNEP´s insight on the environmental dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the interconnected nature of all life on this planet.

This paper summarizes the core environmental challenges in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region. It is an adapted and extended version of the Environmental Outlook for the West Asia Region (Abumoghli I. 2019), published ...

UNEP is a committed partner in the region's environmental initiatives, taking a major role in converting the global programme and activities of UNEP to respond to the needs of the region. This includes the development of ...

Enhancing the environmental expertise of staff in tertiary institutions in the Asia-Pacific region will facilitate the transition to a more sustainable world. This report provides background information fundamental to the ...