The Secretariat has the honour to launch a call for proposals for side events to all Member States, UN organizations and accredited major groups and stakeholders. The interested organizer(s) will submit their proposed side event by completing an online form that is available on the website of the Assembly (www.unep.org/environmentassembly). All Member States, UN organizations and accredited major groups and stakeholders are invited to familiarize and follow the provided guidance on side event proposal submissions. The call for proposals for side events will close on August 31th 2017.