Global Major Groups and Stakeholder Forum
The Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF), which took place prior to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), provided an avenue for Major Groups and Stakeholders to craft their stances, statements, and contributions for the UNEA-6 process, encompassing formal meetings and negotiations conducted within the Assembly.
As the Forum is also open to organizations that are not accredited by UNEP, it offered an opportunity for both accredited and non-accredited stakeholders to exchange perspectives among themselves and with representatives from the UNEP Secretariat and interested Member States. The primary objective was to foster dialogue and collaboration in addressing significant environmental issues within the framework of the UNEA-6 agenda.
The Forum informs civil society stakeholders about existing and future UNEP policies. It also provides a platform for representatives from Major Groups to exchange ideas and find common ground in order to contribute to multi-stakeholder policy talks during UNEA.
Preparatory Regional Consultative Meetings (RCMs) among civil society are held prior to the Forum to ensure that regional perspectives on all UNEP mandates are incorporated in UNEA.
The programme can be found online
Please read the Joint Global Statement of Major Groups and Stakeholders for UNEA 6 presented by the Children and Youth, Indigenous Peoples, Farmers, Local Authorities, NGO, Science and Technology, Women, and Workers and Trade Unions Major Groups based on a series of International Consultations and the 20th Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum
