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At UNEA-6, Heads of State call for greater cooperation on the environment

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At UNEA-6, Heads of State call for greater cooperation on the environment

 

Nairobi, 29 February 2024 – Heads of State and Government, Ministers, senior UN officials, members of civil society and the private sector gathered today at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi for the High-Level Segment of the sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6). World leaders expressed determination to accelerate multilateral action on the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution.

 

President William Ruto of Kenya was joined by ...

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Date: 01 March 2024    Comments: 0

Statement by UNEP's Executive Director Inger Andersen Statement by Inger Andersen at the Opening of High-level Segment of UNEA-6

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Shielding the vulnerable and pushing back 

against the triple planetary crisis

 

Statement by Inger Andersen at the Opening of High-level Segment of UNEA-6

 

Your Excellency William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya,

Your Excellency Leila Benali, President of UNEA-6 and Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development of Morocco,

Your Excellency Dennis Francis, President of the 78th UN General Assembly,

Her Excellency Paula Narváez, President of the Economic and Social Council,

Excellencies, distinguished guests and friends.

 

Welcome to the opening of the High-Level ...

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Date: 01 March 2024    Comments: 0

Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organization

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Opening of the high-level segment of the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, high-level session: "Effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral actions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution

Nairobi, Kenya

29 February 2024

 

Your Excellency President William Ruto,

 

Excellencies Heads of State and Government,

 

Honourable Minister Leila Benali, President of the UN Environment Assembly,

 

My sister Inger Andersen,

 

Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends,

 

Good morning, it's an honour to be ...

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Date: 01 March 2024    Comments: 0

Statement by His Excellency William Ruto, C.G.H.; PHD; President and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, during the High-Level Segment of the 6th Session of the United Nations Environment Sssembly (UNEA-6

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Your Excellency Madam Leila Benali, President of UNEA6, Your Excellency Dennis Francis, President of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellency Paula Narvaez, President of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Excellencies Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Inger Andersen, Executive Director UNEP, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen,

1. During the Third Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3), which was held here in Nairobi last November to develop a global plastic treaty, I promised, in this very hall, to abolish visa requirements for anyone coming to Kenya. We have done exactly that, and it is my delightful honour, on behalf of the people and Government of Kenya, to make this important ...

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Date: 01 March 2024    Comments: 0

Opening Remarks of the UNEA President, H.E: Ms. Leila Benali at the High level opening of UNEA-6

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Opening Remarks of the UNEA President, H.E: Ms. Leila Benali

High level opening of the 6th session of the UN Environment Assembly

UNEA-6

 

Thursday, 29 February 2024, 09:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

United Nations Office in ...

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Date: 01 March 2024    Comments: 0