Agenda 2030, SDGs and the HLPF
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Jane Patton’s intervention at Item 4 Barriers to combating marine litter and microplastics, including challenges related to resources in developing countries
"In the realm of waste management, incineration, waste-to-energy, or plastic-to-fuel technologies are not acceptable ways of dealing with plastic waste and cannot be considered environmentally soun [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Christopher Chin’s Intervention at Item 5 National, regional and international response options, including action and innovative approaches, and voluntary and legally binding governance strategies
"a global framework will guide, inspire, and encourage effective national and regional action, keeping in mind that option 3 on the creation of a new global architecture also includes option 2 on i [...]
Outcome Document: first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics
"plastics of any kind should not be a part of the marine environment" Read the outcome document regarding the Preparatory Meeting of Major Groups and other Stakeholders, on the first meeting of [...]
Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics
"The Ad Hoc Open Ended Expert Group was established under UNEP/EA.3/Res.7 Marine Litter and Microplastics. The first meeting is scheduled to take place in UNON, Nairobi, Kenya from 29 to 31 May 20 [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Griffins Ochieng’s intervention at Item 4 Barriers to combating marine litter and microplastics, including challenges related to resources in developing countries
..."the rise in investment in false solutions (e.g. plastic-to-fuel, chemical recycling) represents a major financial barrier undermining safe and sustainable full life cycle management of plastics [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Chelsea Rochman’s intervention at Item 4 Barriers to combating marine litter and microplastics, including challenges related to resources in developing countries
"We want to stress that the way we make plastic products can form barriers to building a circular economy". Chelsea Rochman (Ocean Conservancy, Canada) presented her combined statement on behalf of [...]
Nos quieren dejar atrás. Y no lo vamos a aceptar!
Read the combined Latein America and Caribbean Civil Society Declaration on the Second Latein America Forum 2030 in Spanish. Condenamos que los gobiernos firmantes de la Declaración Intergubernament [...]
Civil Society FfD Group’s Statement to the 2018 ECOSOC FfD Follow-up Forum
Time for analysis is over. The time for action is now. Read the civil Society FfD group’s statement to the 2018 ECOSOC FfD Follow-up Forum, held in New York City, at the UNHQ, from 23 to 26 April [...]
Civil Society FfD Group’s Statement – General Dialogue of the 2018 ECOSOC FfD Follow-up Forum
"There is an urgent need to improve the FfD follow-up modalities, also to provide adequate normative responses to the pressing need for global policy convergence. But we also need a new heads of st [...]
UNECA Regional Forum for Sustainable Development 2018
"The 2018 meeting of the UN Economic Commission for Africa's (UNECA) Regional Forum for Sustainable Development will serve as a preparatory event for the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainabl [...]