Once a year, the Civil Society Unit together with all six Regional Offices convenes Regional Consultative Meetings (RCM) to facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogues on issues pertinent to the UN Environment. These consultations will take place in 2016 and 2017 and are considered to be preparatory dialogues in the lead up to the 2017 UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-3) which will convene in December 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Consultative Meetings, which are often times organized back to back with Environmental Fora or Economic Commissions meetings or other relevant environmental consultations will provide an opportunity for Major Groups and Stakeholders to provide their inputs into the Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF) which will precede the UN Environment Assembly. The meetings also serve as a capacity-building and networking exercise for Major Groups and Stakeholders in the regions as they constitute a platform for Regional Offices to engage with civil society partners.
One of the main outcomes of the Regional Consultative meetings is the compilation of statements and recommendations by Major Groups and Stakeholders for consideration by the United Nations Environment Assembly. Regional priorities, challenges and observations, are integrated into these statements, which will also provide regional perspectives on the Assembly’s theme. The outcome of the dialogues, which is usually in the form of a statement or key messages, will be shared as an informational document with the governing body of UN Environment and Ministers, and discussed at the high-level segment of UNEA-3.
The Regional Consultation Meeting for Latin American and Caribbean Major Groups and Stakeholders will take place from 7 to 8 June 2017 at Hotel Villa Lapas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The meeting will be held back to back to the Global Dialogue on Oceans, on the occasion of the celebrations of World Oceans Day, which will take place from 8 to 9 June 2017 at at Villa Caletas. This Regional Consultation will be a unique opportunity for the Latin American and Caribbean Major Groups and Stakeholders to prepare and provide inputs for the 2017 UN Environment Assembly, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya in December 2017.
More information on the following Global Dialogue on Oceans can be found here: www.unep.org/regionalseas/what-we-do/world-oceans-day-2017
Watch this space for more information coming up soon.
For any further information please contact civil.society@unep.org with following subject line: Latin America and the Carribean Regional Civil Society meeting in Costa Rica, June 2017
Note on the Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum prior to the 2017 UN Environment Assembly
