This page lists all statements from Heads of State and Government, ministers, heads of delegations and stakeholders received during the main plenary sessions of OECPR-6 and UNEA-6.
This page lists all statements from Heads of State and Government, ministers, heads of delegations and stakeholders received during the main plenary sessions of OECPR-6 and UNEA-6.
Opening plenary - Monday 19 February 2024
Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
Member States
European Union and its Member States
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Major Groups and Stakeholders
Business and Industry Major Group
Children And Youth Major Group
Indigenous Peoples Major Group
Science And Technology Major Group
Workers and Trade Union Major Group
Closing plenary - Friday 23 February 2024
Intervention from Major Groups
Closing remarks by the Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme
Opening of the session [item 1]
Opening of the session - continued [item 1]
Latin America and Caribbean States Group
European Union and its Member States
Joint Statement of like-minded countries
Stakeholder engagement [item 7]
Business and Industry Major Group
Children and Youth Major Group
Indigenous peoples and their communities Major Group
Non governmental organizations Major Group
Scientific and technological community Major Group
Workers and trade unions Major Group
Opening of the session - continued [item 1]
Arab States Group
Opening statements
Opening of the high-level segment
H.E. Mahi BOUMEDIENE, Permanent Representative
Her Excellency Ana Paula Chantre Luna DE CARVALHO, Minister of Environment
Her Excellency Gabriela MARTINIC, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations in Nairobi
Ms. Jenny DA RIN, High Commissioner to Kenya and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme
His Excellency Mukhtar BABAYEV, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources
Her Excellency Amna HAMAD AL RUMAIHI, Deputy Chief Executive, Supreme Council For Environment
His Excellency Saber Hossain CHOWDHURY, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Mr. Alexander MCDONALD, Permanent Representative of Barbados to UNEP
Her Excellency Zakia KHATTABI, Minister of Climate, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal
Her Excellency Zakia KHATTABI, Minister of Climate, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal
His Excellency Kenrick WILLIAMS, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
Ms. Tashi PEM, Director General, Department of Environment and Climate Change
His Excellency João Paulo CAPOBIANCO, Vice-Minister for the Environment and Climate Change
Ms. Nor Imtihan HAJI ABDUL RAZAK, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Development
His Excellency Nikolay SIDZHIMOV, Deputy Minister of Environment and Water
Her Excellency Mariame FOFANA, Ambassador, General Director for multilateral cooperation
His Excellency Gilberto CORREIA CARVALHO SILVA, Minister of Agriculture and Environment
His Excellency Paris CHUOP, Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment
His Excellency Pierre HELE, Minister of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development
His Excellency Steven GUILBEAULT, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Her Excellency Maria Alejandra GUERRA FERRAZ DE ANDRADE, Ambassador of Chile and Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat
His Excellency Runqiu HUANG, Minister of Ecology and Environment
Her Excellency Susana MUHAMAD GONZALEZ, Environmental Minister
Her Excellency Rosalie MATONDO, Minister of Forestry Economy
Mrs. Giovanna VALVERDE-STARK, Ambassador of Costa Rica to Kenya and Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat
His Excellency Jacques Konan ASSAHORE, Minister of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition
His Excellency José Fidel SANTANA NÚÑEZ, First Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
Her Excellency Maria PANAYIOTOU, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
His Excellency Petr Hladík, Minister of Environment
His Excellency Kyong Jun KIM, Minister of Land and Environment Protection
Mr. David Thsibangu TSHISHIKU, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to UNON and UNEP
Her Excellency Sade FRITSCHI, Minister of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition
Her Excellency Yasmine FOUAD, Minister of the Environment
Mr. Kalekristos GEBREYESUS, Charge d'affaires of the Embassy of Eritrea in Nairobi
Her Excellency Katrin SAARSALU-LAYACHI, Special Envoy for Climate and Energy Policy
Her Excellency Fitsum ASSEFA, Minister for Planning and Development
His Excellency Filimoni Wainiqolo VOSAROGO, Minister of Lands and Mineral Resources
His Excellency Kai MYKKÄNEN, Minister of Climate and the Environment
His Excellency Hervé BERVILLE, Minister of State for Marine Affairs and Biodiversity
His Excellency Ebrima JAWARA, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources
Her Excellency Steffi LEMKE, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
His Excellency Damptey Bediako ASARE, High Commissioner and Permanent Representative to UNON
Mr. Petros VALERIDIS, Secretary General for Natural Environment and Water, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Her Excellency Kerryne JAMES, Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy
Her Excellency María José ITURBIDE, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
His Excellency Hubertus VAN MEGEN, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNEP
His Excellency Malcolm STUFKENS, Vice Minister of Environmental and Natural Resources
Her Excellency Anikó RAISZ, Minister of State for Environment and Circular Economy
His Excellency Naresh Pal GANGWAR, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
His Excellency Alue DOHONG, Vice Minister of Environment and Forestry
His Excellency Ali SALAJEGHEH, Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment
His Excellency Nazar MOHAMED SAEED, Minister of Environment
His Excellency Ossian SMYTH, Minister of State with special responsibility for Communications and Circular Economy
His Excellency Michael LOTEM, Ambassador of Israel to Kenya
Her Excellency Vannia GAVA, Vice Minister of Environment and Energy Security
His Excellency Motome TAKISAWA, State Minister of the Environment
His Excellency Firas KHOURI, Ambassador of Jordan and Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat
Her Excellency Zulfiya SULEIMENOVA, Special envoy to the President
Her Excellency Raminta RADAVICIENE, Vice Minister, Ministry of Environment
His Excellency Serge WILMES, Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity
Mr. Andry Fidiniaina Moïse RASAMOELINA, Secretary General, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
His Excellency Michael USI, Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change
His Excellency Mr. Nik Nazmi NIK AHMAD, Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
His Excellency Hassaan MOHAMED, Deputy Minister of Climate Change and Environment and Energy
Her Excellency Lalya KAMARA, Minister of Environment
Mrs. Camila ZEPEDA LIZAMA, Director General for Global Issues Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mrs. Frédérique VIDAL, Permanent Representative of Monaco to the United Nations Environment Programme
Her Excellency Leila BENALI, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development
His Excellency Jeronimo CHIVAVI, High Commissioner and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mozambique in Kenya
His Excellency Pohamba SHIFETA, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism
His Excellency Jesse JEREMIAH, Minister for Environmental Management and Agriculture
His Excellency Birendra Prasad MAHATO, Minister for Forests and Environment
Her Excellency Afke VAN RIJN, Vice Minister for Environment
Mr. Glenn WIGLEY, General Manager, Waste and Hazardous Substances New Organisms, Ministry for the Environment
Her Excellency Heyddy CALDERÓN PALMA, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
His Excellency Iziaq Adekunle SALAKO, Minister of State
His Excellency Andreas BJELLAND ERIKSEN, Minister of Climate and Environment
His Excellency Abdullah AL-AMRI, Chairman of Environment Authority
Mr. Iftikhar-ul-Hassan SHAH, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination
His Excellency Milciades Concepción – Minister of Environment
Her Excellency Rosa ZAVALA, Vice Minister of Environmental Managment
Her Excellency Marie Charlotte TANG, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to UNEP
Ms. Joanna SZYMANSKA, Chargé d'affaires a.i.
His Excellency Duarte CORDEIRO, Minister for Environment and Climate Action
His Excellency Abdullah AL SUBAIE, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
His Excellency Sang Jun LIM, Vice Minister of Environment
Her Excellency Gentiana SERBU, Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Kenya and Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat
His Excellency Dmitry MAKSIMYCHEV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kenya, Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Nairobi
His Excellency Dmitry MAKSIMYCHEV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kenya, Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Nairobi
Her Excellency Joyelle CLARKE, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment
His Excellency Toeolesulusulu Cedric SCHUSTER, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
His Excellency Abdulrahman AL-FADLEY, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture
His Excellency Ndongo DIENG, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Senegal to Kenya
His Excellency Flavien JOUBERT, Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment
His Excellency Jiwoh ABDULAI, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Mr. Teck Kiat LIM, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
His Excellency Uros VAJGL, Vice Minister/State Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy
His Excellency Mininwa Johannes MAHLANGU, High Commissioner and Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Africa
His Excellency Joseph AFRICANO BARTEL, Undersecretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry
His Excellency Hugo MORÁN FERNÁNDEZ, Secretary of State of Environment. Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
His Excellency Ruwan WIJEWARDENE, Special Envoy of His Excellency President of Sri Lanka
His Excellency Hazem SHABAT, Chair of the Asia Pacific Group in Nairobi/ Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to UNEP
Her Excellency Nisreen TAMIMI, Chairperson of the Environment Quality Authority of the State of Palestine
Her Excellency Mona AHMED, Secretary General for Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources
His Excellency Marciano DASAI, Minister of Spatial planning and Environment
Her Excellency Romina POURMOKHTARI, Minister for Climate and the Environment
Mr. Thalearngsak PETCHSUWAN, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Mr. Sione TUKIA LEPA, Deputy Director, Department of Environment, Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications
Her Excellency Leila CHIKHAOUI EP MAHDAOUI, Minister of Environment of the Republic of Tunisia
Her Excellency Fatma VARANK, Vice Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change
His Excellency Nury JUMASHOV, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection
His Excellency Sam CHEPTORIS, Minister of Water and Environment
His Excellency Andrii PRAVEDNYK, Ambassador of Ukraine to Kenya
Her Excellency Amna Abdullah AL DAHAK AL SHAMSI, Minister of Climate Change and Environment
Her Excellency Rebecca POW, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Nature)
His Excellency Selemani Said JAFFO, Minister of State, Vice President's Office (Union and Environment Matters)
Her Excellency Jennifer HARWOOD, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Nairobi
His Excellency Robert BOUVIER, Minister of Environment
His Excellency Aziz ABDUKHAKIMOV, Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change
His Excellency Ralph REGENVANU, Minister of Climate Change
His Excellency Josué Alejandro LORCA VEGA, Minister of People’s Power for Ecosocialism
Mr. Abdulsalam AL-AWADHI, Head of Mission of Yemen Embassy and Permanent Representative of Yemen to UNEP and UNHABITAT
His Excellency Collins NZOVU, Minister of Green Economy and Environment
Ms. Theresa MUNDITA S. LIM, Executive Director
Mr. Rolph PAYET, Executive Secretary
Ms. Amy FRAENKEL, Executive Secretary
Mr. David COOPER, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Mr. Adonai HERRERA-MARTINEZ, Director of Environment and Sustainability
Mr. David MIGWI, Operations Coordinator, Wildlife Crime.
Mr. Juan Carlos MENDOZA CASADIEGOS, Director of the Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division
Mr. Moustapha KAMAL GUEYE, Director, Priority Action Programme, Just transitions towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies
Ms. Grethel AGUILAR, Director General
Mr. Mahmoud FATH-ALLAH, Director, Department of Environmental and Meteorological Affairs
Mr. Benjamin SCHACHTER, Coordinator
Mrs. Hindou Oumarou IBRAHIM, Member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Mr. Haoliang XU, Associate Administrator
Mr. Neil WALSH, Regional Representative for Eastern Africa
Ms. Monique ELOIT, Director General
High-level segment [item 9]
Consolidated summary of the 3 leadership dialogues
Summary of the multistakeholder dialogue
Adoption of the resolutions, decisions and outcome document of the session [item 12]
Ministerial declaration
Cooperation with multilateral environmental agreements [item 10]
International environmental policy and governance issues [item 5]
Report by the Chair, Committee of the Whole
Adoption of the resolutions, decisions and outcome of the session [item 12]
Ethiopia on UNEP/EA.6/L.14
Belgium on behalf of the European Union on UNEP/EA.6/L.16 and UNEP/EA.6/L.18
Saudi Arabia on UNEP/EA.6/L.17
Stakeholder engagement (resumed) [item 7]
Joint closing statement - Major groups and stakeholders
Election of officers [item 13]
Closure of the session [item 16]
Statement by the Groupe des Ambassadeurs Francophones (GAF)
Statement by the European Union