Browsing Discussion Papers, Concepts and Proposals by SDGs "SDG 8 - Good Jobs and Economic Growth"
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Circular Economy and Green Recovery - Working Paper
(2022-07)The present document explores how circular economy approaches can contribute to a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn caused by lockdowns. Governments, world over, reacted to the pandemic ... -
Contributions of the UN Environment Assembly to the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
(2019)Ensuring the health of the environment is essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In particular, taking urgent action to curb global average temperature rise to well below 2C will prove critical ... -
The Future of the Global Environment Outlook: Considerations for Positioning and Assessment Design - Background Paper
(2021)The background paper is informed by in-depth research on a number of underlying topics in designing of global integrated environmental assessments (IEAs) that are critical for the identification and analysis of options. ... -
Implementation of United Nations Environment Assembly Resolutions and Key Regional Priorities for Asia and the Pacific - Discussion Document for Agenda Item 7: Review of implementation in Asia and the Pacific of the resolutions adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly at its second session, in 2016, and discussion of regional priorities for the United Nations Environment Programme in Asia and the Pacific - Second Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific. Bangkok, 5-8 September 2017
(2017-09-06)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 ... -
Leadership Dialogue 2: Achieving a Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery [Draft Background Paper]
(2022-03)The Stockholm+50 Leadership Dialogues aim to engage governments, international organisations, major groups, and stakeholders as well as the private sector in an exchange on the opportunities to overcome barriers to ... -
Ministerial Panel: Circularity, Sustainable Economy and Pollution Prevention
(2021)Concept note for Ministerial panel on Circularity, Sustainable Economy and Pollution Prevention -
Programme of work and budget for the biennium 2018‒2019 Report of the Executive Director [Approved]
(2016)The present report sets out the proposed programme of work and budget for the biennium 2018–2019, reflecting the outcome of consultations with the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Environment ... -
Proposed biennial programme of work and budget for 2016–2017: Report of the Executive Director
(2014)The present report sets out the proposed programme of work and budget for the biennium 2016–2017, reflecting the results of the consultations with the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Environment ... -
The Role of the Environment in Delivering on the SDGs and the Post-2015 Development Agenda in Asia Pacific - Discussion Document for Session 2: Post‐2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, Sustainable Development Goals and Environmental Sustainability in Asia Pacific - First Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific Bangkok, 19-20 May 2015
(2015-04-22)The objective of this document is to illustrate the role of the environment in delivering on all the SDGs and the post-2015 development agenda in the Asia Pacific region. Section II reviews and provides evidence of the ... -
“Stockholm+50: A Healthy Planet for the Prosperity of All - Our Responsibility, Our Opportunity". Thought Piece towards a Concept Note for the International Meeting, June 2-3, 2022 (Updated DRAFT of 5 October 2021)
(2021)The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm marked a watershed moment. Recognizing the centrality of the environment for human well-being, it spawned environment ministries and agencies worldwide, ... -
Summary of the Proposed Africa Green Stimulus Programme: Note by the Secretariat - African Ministerial Conference on the Environment - Eighth Special Session - Ministerial Meeting
(2020)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 Sustainable Insurance Forum: Leading Insurance Supervisors Support Adoption of Climate Disclosure Recommendations
(2017)The Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF), a leadership group of insurance supervisors and regulators from several nations and jurisdictions working together to strengthen their response to sustainability challenges for the ... -
UNEP Programme Performance Report 2014-2015
(2015)The biennium 2014-2015 marks the end of the first half of the UNEP Medium-Term Strategy for the period 2014-2017 and the implementation of the Programme of Work for 2014-2015. UNEP’s performance review shows that as of ... -
World Circular Economy Forum: IOE-UNEP-ILO side-event Concept Note - Accelerating Circularity: The Role of Business in Moving from Linear to Circular Economies
(2021)The International Organisation of Employers (IOE), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are organizing a side-event in the context of the World Circular Economy Forum ...