Following the first global meeting of national focal points for Montevideo Programme V, which was held in two segments: an online segment from 2 to 4 June 2021, and an in-person segment, in hybrid format, at the United Nations Office in Nairobi from 6 to 9 June 2022, national focal points will reconvene for the second global meeting from Monday, 3 June to Wednesday, 5 June 2024, at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya.
The meeting will focus on implementing the Programme, emphasizing environmental procedural rights. It will feature the launch of the Fifth Montevideo Programme on Environmental Law handbook. Additionally, it will coincide with a global training session on the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, scheduled for Thursday, 6 June 2024.
Ahead of the global meeting, a two-day hybrid symposium on emerging issues in environmental rule of law will be held from 30 to 31 May 2024. The symposium will explore key aspects of environmental governance, particularly the roles of academia and civil society in advancing environmental rule of law, including through the Montevideo Environmental Law Programme.
Please do not hesitate to write to us at unep-montevideo@un.org, should you have any queries.
