UNEA-6 highlighted the importance of cooperation with multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) with a full day, 28 February 2024, devoted to the discussion. This had an opening plenary meeting and two consecutive high-level dialogues, with a view to enhancing the relationship with MEAs by strengthening convergence of actions and sharing of experiences, while also increasing visibility of the MEAs. The discussion was supported by a note by the secretariat (UNEP/EA.6/INF/6).
Opening plenary of the MEA day [2nd plenary meeting]
The opening plenary of the MEA day was held on 28 February 2024 from 9 to 10 am EAT in Conference Room 1, with the following seating protocol. It considered the following agenda item:
Agenda item 10. Cooperation with Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Opening Plenary List of Speakers
- H.E. Leila Benali, President of UNEA-6 and Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development of Morocco
- Ms. Inger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNEP
- H.E Mr Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, People’s Republic of China – President of the 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
- Mr. Cheikh Ndiaye Sylla, COP 12 President of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
- Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
- Dr. Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
- Dr. Donald Cooper, Director of the Transparency Division, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- Dr. Susan Gardner, Director, Ecosystems Division, UNEP
Statements delivered during the opening plenary of the MEA day are available on the Statements page.
MEA High-level Dialogues
The two high-level dialogues focused on two broad programmatic areas:
