Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 20gReport of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme, published in 2021.

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Capacity Building Declarations Environment Sustainable Development

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Welcomes the holding of the online meeting of the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme on 22 and 23 February 2021, also welcomes the decisions of the session, including on the medium-term strategy for the period 2022–2025 and the programme of work and budget for the biennium 2022–2023, takes note of the outcome message and the summary of key messages from the leadership dialogue, and looks forward to the convening of the resumed meeting of the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly from 28 February to 2 March 2022;

Reiterates the ministerial declaration entitled “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production”, adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme at its fourth session, and reaffirms that embracing innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production are important elements for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals;

Encourages Member States to advance innovative pathways to achieve sustainable consumption and production, in line with resolution 4/1 of 15 March 2019 of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme;

Invites the Statistical Commission, the Commission on Science and Technology for Development and other relevant United Nations entities to support the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme in the development of a global environmental data strategy by 2025, as referred to in the ministerial declaration adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly at its fourth session;

Invites Member States and all relevant United Nations bodies and partners to contribute to the delivery of the implementation plan “Towards a pollution-free planet” as set out in United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 4/21 of 15 March 2019;

Welcomes the continued commitment of the United Nations Environment Assembly to contributing to the effective implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in an integrated manner, as reflected in its resolutions 2/5 of 27 May 2016 and 3/3 of 6 December 2017 on the contributions of the United Nations Environment Assembly to the high-level political forum on sustainable development;

Commends the President and the Bureau of the Economic and Social Council for supporting and facilitating the effective integration of the contributions of the United Nations Environment Assembly into the preparation, work and proceedings of, and the participation of the President of the Environment Assembly in, the high-level political forum on sustainable development under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council;

Encourages the President of the United Nations Environment Assembly to continue to convey the main messages agreed upon by the Environment Assembly at its sessions during the high-level political forum on sustainable development under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, as appropriate, taking into account the integrated nature of the 2030 Agenda, as well as General Assembly resolutions 67/290 of 9 July 2013 and 70/299 of 29 July 2016;

Welcomes the contributions of the United Nations Environment Assembly to the lead-up, inputs and meetings of the high-level political forum on sustainable development under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council in 2020 and 2021, and looks forward to further contributions to the high-level political forum under the auspices of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council;

Reiterates that capacity-building and technology support to developing countries in environment-related fields are important components of the work of the United Nations Environment Programme, and in this regard calls for the continued and focused implementation of the Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building adopted by the Programme;

Recalls the sixth flagship Global Environment Outlook report and its summary for policymakers, which was reviewed and approved by Member States from 21 to 24 January 2019 and welcomed with appreciation by the United Nations Environment Assembly at its fourth session, and reiterates the continuing need for the United Nations Environment Programme to conduct up-to-date, comprehensive, scientifically based and policy-relevant global environmental assessments, in close consultation with Member States, in order to support decision-making processes at all levels;

Acknowledges the contribution of the International Resource Panel, including through its report, Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want;

Expresses concern about the findings of relevant global environmental assessments which indicate that, despite the availability of solutions to our common environmental challenges, our planet is increasingly polluted, affected by the adverse effects of climate change, quickly losing its biodiversity and experiencing widespread environmental degradation, and recalls the request by the United Nations Environment Assembly to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to continue to promote greater coherence and coordination of global assessments undertaken within the United Nations system;

Recognizes the devastating global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has created new and serious health, socioeconomic and environmental challenges, compounded existing ones, especially in developing countries, and undermined our common efforts to eradicate poverty and achieve the 2030 Agenda, and urges support for a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery that protects the planet, stimulates sustainable consumption and production patterns, including through sustainable economic models and the promotion of life-cycle approaches, promotes the One Health approach, among other holistic approaches, revitalizes our economies and creates decent and sustainable jobs and makes real progress in eradicating poverty, while enhancing our future resilience to similar challenges;

Takes note with appreciation of the preparations to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme by the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm from 5 to 16 June 1972, looks forward to the special session to commemorate UNEP@50, to be held in Nairobi on 3 and 4 March 2022, decides that UNEP@50 will be the appropriate United Nations high-level meeting for the adoption of the political declaration pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/333 of 30 August 2019, encourages participation at the highest possible level, requests the Secretary-General to support the commemoration, and encourages Member States and other donors in a position to do so to make voluntary contributions, generously and as soon as possible, for the preparation of the event and to support the participation of developing countries;

Expresses concern about the sustainability, predictability and stability of the funding of the United Nations Environment Programme governing body, and reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to make proposals, as appropriate;

Notes the request by the United Nations Environment Assembly to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to provide options to secure the participation of developing countries in the Environment Assembly;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-seventh session, under the item entitled “Sustainable development”, the sub-item entitled “Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme”.

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