UNEP Executive Director, Inger Andersen addresses global leaders as they gather on Partnerships Day, ahead of INC-4 negotiations. She emphasizes the urgent need to tackle plastic pollution, saying collaboration is key for a sustainable future.
In Brazil, governments, research groups and community leaders are spearheading efforts to reduce food waste and improve food security and ecosystem health.
In her report, UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen identified six areas where the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly may wish to compel more effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral action: Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Advancing integrated approaches for a water-secure world, Ensuring responsible mining and sustainable minerals and metals use, Advancing cooperation around nutrients, especially phosphorus, Reviewing climate-altering technologies and measures, and Aligning the financial system for sustainability.
Thank you for the invitation to speak at the Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum. We at UNEP hold this well-established platform in high esteem and consider it an integral part of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).