Angola's Permanent Representative to the UN offices in Nairobi, Ambassador Sianga Abílio, accompanied by diplomats from the Permanent Mission, attended, on 25th January 2024, the 164th Meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee chaired by Ambassador Firas Khouri of Jordan, with participation of 130 members representing their respective countries.
At the meeting, the Executive Director of UNEP, Inger Andersen, presented the quarterly report highlighting the implementation of the work programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Budget as well as the challenges regarding the triple planetary crisis, namely climate change, loss of biodiversity and pollution.
The Committee of the Permanent Representatives assessed the environmental consequences of conflicts in countries such as Palestine and Ukraine.
The Committee also assessed preparations for the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6), scheduled for 26th February to 01st March 2024 in Nairobi, where twenty-one (21) draft resolutions and two (2) draft decisions are expected to be adopted.
Around 60 Environment Ministers from UN Member States have already confirmed their attendance to UNEA-6.
Dear visitor,