Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 19g Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme, published in 2019.

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7 versions · 2015–2024

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3 subjects

Capacity Building Environment Sustainable Development

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17 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the holding of the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi from 11 to 15 March 2019, also welcomes the report on the session and the resolutions and decisions contained therein,¹⁴ and looks forward to the convening of the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly from 22 to 26 February 2021;

¹⁴Ibid., Seventy-fourth Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/74/25).

Reiterates the ministerial declaration entitled “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production”,¹⁵ adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme at its fourth session, and reaffirms that embracing innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production are important elements for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development¹⁶ and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals;

¹⁵UNEP/EA.4/HLS.1.

¹⁶Resolution 70/1.

Encourages Member States to advance innovative pathways to achieve sustainable consumption and production, in line with resolution 4/1 of 15 March 2019 of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme;¹⁷

¹⁷UNEP/EA.4/Res.1.

Invites the Statistical Commission, the Commission on Science and Technology for Development and other relevant United Nations entities to support the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme in the development of a global environmental data strategy by 2025, as referred to in the ministerial declaration adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly at its fourth session;

Invites Member States and all relevant United Nations bodies and partners to contribute to the delivery of the implementation plan “Towards a pollution-free planet” as set out in United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 4/21 of 15 March 2019;¹⁸

¹⁸UNEP/EA.4/Res.21.

Welcomes the continued commitment of the United Nations Environment Assembly to contributing to the effective implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in an integrated manner, as reflected in its resolutions 2/5 of 27 May 2016¹⁹ and 3/3 of 6 December 2017²⁰ on the contributions of the United Nations Environment Assembly to the high-level political forum on sustainable development;

¹⁹Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-first Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/71/25), annex, resolution 2/5.

²⁰UNEP/EA.3/Res.3.

Commends the President and the Bureau of the Economic and Social Council for supporting and facilitating the effective integration of the contributions of the United Nations Environment Assembly into the preparation, work and proceedings of, and the participation of the President of the Environment Assembly in, the high-level political forum on sustainable development under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council;

Encourages the President of the United Nations Environment Assembly to continue to convey the main messages agreed upon by the Environment Assembly at its sessions during the high-level political forum on sustainable development under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, as appropriate, taking into account the integrated nature of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as General Assembly resolutions 67/290 of 9 July 2013 and 70/299 of 29 July 2016;

Welcomes the contributions of the United Nations Environment Assembly to the lead-up, inputs and meetings of the high-level political forum on sustainable development under the auspices of the General Assembly in 2019, and looks forward to further contributions to the high-level political forum under the auspices of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council;

Reiterates that capacity-building and technology support to developing countries in environment-related fields are important components of the work of the United Nations Environment Programme, and in this regard calls for the continued and focused implementation of the Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building10 adopted by the Programme;

Welcomes the sixth flagship Global Environment Outlook report and its summary for policymakers,²¹ which was reviewed and approved by Member States from 21 to 24 January 2019 and welcomed with appreciation by the United Nations Environment Assembly at its fourth session, and reiterates the continuing need for the United Nations Environment Programme to conduct up-to-date, comprehensive, scientifically based and policy-relevant global environmental assessments, in close consultation with Member States, in order to support decision-making processes at all levels;

²¹The designations employed and the presentation of the material in the summary for policymakers do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Environment Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory or city or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. For general guidance on matters relating to the use of maps in publications, please see www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm.

Acknowledges the contribution of the International Resource Panel, including through its report, Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want;

Expresses concern about the findings of relevant global environmental assessments which indicate that, despite the availability of solutions to our common environmental challenges, our planet is increasingly polluted, affected by the adverse effects of climate change, quickly losing its biodiversity and experiencing widespread environmental degradation, and recalls the request by the United Nations Environment Assembly to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to continue to promote greater coherence and coordination of global assessments undertaken within the United Nations system;²²

²²See UNEP/EA.4/Res.23, para. 10.

Takes note with appreciation of the request by the United Nations Environment Assembly to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to prepare, in consultation with Member States, the commemoration of the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme by the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm from 5 to 16 June 1972,²³ making use of contributions from relevant stakeholders;

²³Ibid., para. 7.

Expresses concern about the sustainability, predictability and stability of the funding of the United Nations Environment Programme governing body, and requests the Secretary-General to make proposals, as appropriate;

Notes the request by the United Nations Environment Assembly to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to provide options to secure the participation of developing countries in the Environment Assembly;²⁴

²⁴Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/69/25), annex, resolution 1/15.

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-sixth session, under the item entitled “Sustainable development”, the sub-item entitled “Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme”.

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