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GC Today - 16 February 2009 Delegates at the 25th session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-25/GMEF) convened in the morning for the opening ceremony, followed by consideration of organizational matters, a policy statement by the UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner, and an overview of matters before the Council/Forum. In the afternoon, delegates convened for ministerial consultations on the nature and scale of current environment and development challenges and opportunities under the themes “Global crises: national chaos?” and “International environmental governance: help or hindrance?” The Committee of the Whole (COW) also met in the afternoon to address organizational matters, the introduction of draft decisions and to consider the budget and programme of work for the biennium 2010-2011. - ENB
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Kenya Atlas Launch

United States Statement on Mercury

Curtain Raiser: Green Economy

Statements
	United States Proposes Decision on Mercury
	Message to UNEP's 25th GC/GMEF by Ban-ki Moon, UN Secretary-General
	Policy Statement by Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director

Publications

The UNEP Year Book 2009 presents work in progress on scientific understanding of global environmental change, as well as foresight about possible issues on the horizon.
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Global Green New Deal - Final Report
A Global Green New Deal, February 2009- Final Report
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GC Today - 16 February 2009