14th Global Major Groups and Stakeholder Forum (GMGSF-14)

In conjunction with its upcoming first universal session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) to be held from 18-22 February 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya, UNEP is organising the fourteenth Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF-14)

.The objective of the Forum will be to facilitate preparations of major groups and stakeholders towards the GC27/GMEF which will hold ministerial-level consultations on emerging policy issues under the following themes: “Implementing Rio+20: A strengthened environmental pillar of sustainable development”, and “Implementing a green economy as an important tool for achieving sustainable development”. Among other issues, the Forum will provide an opportunity for a multi-stakeholders dialogue, as part of the implementation of the Rio+20 Outcome document, on new models and mechanisms to promote transparency and effective engagement of civil society in the work of UNEP; the role and opportunities for involvement of civil society in the post-Rio+20 processes and the post-2015 development agenda.

KEY SPEECHES DELIVERED AT GMGSF 14

Opening Remarks - Ms. Amina Mohamed, Deputy Executive Director UNEP

BRIEFING NOTE ON GMGSF-14

The GMGSF-14 Briefing Note, Published by IISD

PRINCIPLES ON STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION IN UNEP

Principles

GMGSF-14 DOCUMENTS

• GMGSF-14 Agenda
• Regional Consultations 2012
• Regional Consultations: Note by the Executive Director (UNEP/GC.27/INF/5)
• Biographies of speakers and panelists
• MGFC Terms of References and Composition
• Excecutive Sumary: Preliminary report of the Survey on Models and Mechanisms of Civil Society Participation in UNEP 7 December 2012 – 9 January 2013
• Survey Report: Preliminary report of the Survey on Models and Mechanisms of Civil Society Participation in UNEP 7 December 2012 - 9 January 2013
• Report of Expert Group Meeting on “Models and Mechanisms of Civil Society Participation in UNEP: Building on the Experiences of Multilateral Organisations” January 22 - 23, 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

KEY MESSAGES DELIVERED BY MAJOR GROUPS

• Business and Industry
• Children and Youth
• Farmers
• Indigenous peoples and their communities
• Local Authorities
• Non-governmental organizations
• The Scientific and Technological community
• Workers and Trade Unions
• Women

KEY MESSAGES DELIVERED BY REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

• Africa
• Asia and the Pacific
• Europe
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• North America
• West Asia

ADDITIONAL MESSAGES DELIVERED AT THE GMGSF-14

• Message from faith based on session 9 of the GMGSF