UNEA-6: Can key UN environment assembly help tackle the triple planetary crisis?
The sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) is set to commence on February 26 in Nairobi, Kenya, convening Heads of State and more than 5,000 representatives from government, civil society and the private sector.
The event comes at a delicate time for the planet as climate change is intensifying and elevating temperatures across the globe, 1 million species are approaching extinction and pollution remains one of the leading global causes of premature deaths.
“Lay the foundation for a more sustainable future”
The highest decision-making body on the environment, the UN Environment Assembly seeks to help restore harmony between humanity and nature, improving the lives of the most vulnerable people. It includes all 193 UN Member States.
UNEA-6 is an opportunity for the global community to come together and “lay the foundation for a more sustainable future,” said HE Leila Benali, the Assembly’s President and Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.
This year’s session, the sixth since the Assembly’s launch in 2014, is set to see countries consider some 19 resolutions aimed at almost everything from putting an end to desertification to countering air pollution, as per the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Can UNEA-6 find solutions to the triple planetary crisis?
The resolutions are part of a broader push at UNEA to accelerate the global campaign against the raging triple planetary crisis of climate emergency, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. The event is expected to provide much-needed direction.
During the five days of discussions, government ministers, business leaders, scientists and environmental activists from around the globe will explore solutions to the ongoing crisis and engage in high-level discussions on financing and technology.
