The sixth Open-Ended Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-6) serves as a preparatory meeting of the UNEA agenda and pre-negotiates and deliberates the content and wording of proposed resolutions, declarations and decisions for endorsement and approval by the Assembly.  

In accordance with paragraph 10 of Governing Council decision 27/2 of 23 February 2013 and decision 5/4 of 2 March 2022, the sixth meeting of the Open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives took place from 19 to 23 February 2024, back-to-back with UNEA-6. 

Statements from Member States and stakeholders received during the main plenary sessions of the OECPR-6 can be found on the Statements page.

Webcast links

Monday 19 February 2024, 10 am  English only

Wednesday 21 February 2024, 10 am  English only 

Friday 23 February 2024, 8.15 pm  English only 

Pre-session documents

Agenda item 1: Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda

UNEP/OECPR.6/1 Provisional and annotated agenda

Agenda item 2: Organization of work

Draft structure

Agenda item 3: Budget and Programme Performance, including implementation of previously adopted Assembly resolutions and decisions

UNEA-6 official documents

Agenda item 4: Administrative and budgetary matters

UNEP/EA.6/13 - Implementation of decisions 5/4 on the provisional agenda, dates and venue of the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly – Report by the Executive Director

UNEP/EA.6/INF/15 - Information on the implementation of decision 5/2 on Medium‑term strategy for 2022–2025 and programme of work and budget for the biennium 2022–2023 - Note by the secretariat

UNEP/EA.6/INF/17 - Information on implementation of decision 5/4 on the provisional agenda, date and venue of the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly - Note by the Secretariat

UNEP/OECPR.6/L.2/Rev.1 - Draft decision on provisional agenda, date and venue of the seventh session of UNEA  

Agenda item 5: Contributions of the Environment Assembly to the meetings of the high-level political forum on sustainable development

Letter from ECOSOC President to UNEA President

Agenda item 6: Preparation of decisions and outcomes of the sixth session of United Nations Environment Assembly

UNEA-6 resolution portal

Agenda item 7: Other matters

Agenda item 8: Consideration of a draft Chair’s summary

UNEP/OECPR.6/8 - Final Chair´s summary of the 6th meeting of the open-ended meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives

Agenda item 9: Closure of the meeting

WHEN:
26 Feb 2024 - 1 Mar 2024
WHERE:
Nairobi, Kenya

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