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| Consultation on Enhancing Major Groups Participation at UNEP’s Governance Level |
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The ongoing UN reform processes strive to help UNEP to “be upgraded and given real authority as the environment policy pillar of the United Nations system” (Delivering as One report to the Secretary General, 20 November 2006) and to set the agenda on the international environmental priorities.Towards this end, the Executive Director of UNEP is committed to enhancing strategically UNEP’s collaboration with major groups and civil society through a greater commitment and a more systematic approach to partnerships and strategic dialogues with non-governmental organizations as well as the labour movement, the business community, etc... Improvements in the engagement of major groups in UNEP’ work and in the interaction between major groups and governments have been made over the years, including through the active participation of representatives from major groups organizations in the ministerial roundtables at the last UNEP Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum. Other initiatives to further involve major groups in UNEP’s work include the UNEP’s Global Women’s Assembly on Environment (2004) and the Trade Union Assembly on Labour and the Environment (2006). However, there remain challenges in enhancing our collaboration with major groups, through a more continuous engagement and a more targeted approach to participation, related to expertise, major groups, geographical and gender balance, in line of the future UNEP medium term plan 2010-2013. In particular, the Governing Council Decision SSVII.5, adopted in 2002, endorsed the Global Civil Society Forum and requested that the “Executive Director continue the current practice of convening a civil society forum that is regionally balanced and representative in conjunction with the meetings of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in close consultation with civil society.” To put this into practice, the UNEP Secretariat is conducting an open electronic consultation about possible guidelines aimed at enhancing major groups’ participation at UNEP’s governance level. First Round of Consultation The basis for the present consultation is the document “Guidelines for Enhancing Major Groups Participation at UNEP’s Governance Level” prepared and reviewed by prominent representatives of Civil Society Organizations. The document seeks to provide the Executive Director of UNEP with recommendations on how to enhance major groups’ participation at UNEP’s governance level. After a global electronic consultation and discussion at the UNEP Regional Consultative Meetings of October and November 2007, the document will be discussed and adopted during the next UNEP Global Civil Society Forum to be held in February 2008. To be part of the electronic consultation, we are kindly asking you to register the profile of your organization in the Online Major Groups’ Directory. You can then address your comments and amendments to Olivier Deleuze, Chief, Major Groups and Stakeholders Branch, UNEP by sending an email entitled “consultation” to civil.society@unep.org by 15th of August 2007. When doing so, in order to help the drafters to take your comments into account, we kindly ask:
Comments from the major groups
The second draft document of the Guidelines on Enhancing Major Groups Participation at UNEP’s Governance Level is now available and will be presented during the Regional Consultation Meetings where it will be further discussed. The Roadmap outlines the major steps towards the UNEP Global Civil Society Forum of February 2008. More information
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