1st Joint Preparatory Retreat of the Bureaux of the UN Environment Assembly and of the Committee of Permanent Representatives

TIME: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

VENUE: TRIBE HOTEL

NAIROBI, KENYA

Chaired by

• H.E Mr. Siim Valmar Kiisler, Minister of the Environment of Estonia
• H.E. Mr. John Moreti, High Commissioner and Permanent Representative of Botswana

Description

On 22 - 23 March 2018, members of the Bureaux of UN Environment Assembly and Committee of Permanent Representatives will jointly convene face-to-face in Nairobi, Kenya.

The UN Environment Assembly Bureau consists of 10 members (one President, eight Vice-Presidents and one Rapporteur), with two members representing each of the five UN regional groups of Member States. The current Bureau members have been elected by the UN Environment Assembly at its Third Session in December 2017 and will hold office until their successors are elected at the end of the upcoming Session. The mandate of the UN Environment Assembly Bureau is to assist the President in the general conduct of business of the Assembly.

The Bureau of the Committee of Permanent Representatives consist of five members (one Chair, three Vice-Chairs and one Rapporteur), with one member representing each region. It leads the Committee of Permanent Representatives, which is composed of all accredited Permanent Representatives to United Nations Environment Programme, and its members are elected by the Committee for a period of two years.

At their meeting, the Bureaux will discuss the achievements of the Third Session of the UN Environment Assembly, as well as the challenges raised by Member States, in addition to preparations for the Fourth Session of the Assembly in March 2019.

During the 2018 Environment Assembly Preparatory Retreat, both Bureaus will strengthen their cooperation and closely collaborate on the various preparations such as deciding on the theme that need to be undertaken for the Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly.

The Preparatory Retreat will address the following issues:

1. Theme of the Fourth Session of the Fourth Assembly
2. Partnership-building in support of the preparations of the Fourth Assembly
3. Structure of the High-Level Segment and the Committee of the Whole
4. Outreach and visibility

Prior to the Joint Preparatory Retreat of the Bureaux and after the Major Groups and Stakeholder Consultation that took place on the 21^st of March, an open meeting with Member States and Stakeholders was held. The Open Meeting with member States and Stakeholders provided an opportunity for the Bureau of the UN Environment Assembly to engage in an interactive panel discussion with Stakeholders and member States on the follow-up on the Third Session of the UN Environment Assembly and preparations for the Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly. Access all documents for the Open meeting with Member States and Stakeholders.

Pre-meeting Resources

• Provisional agenda       uploaded on: March 14, 2018
• Scenario Note: 1st Joint Preparatory Retreat of the Bureaux of the UN Environment Assembly and of the Committee of Permanent Representatives      uploaded on: March 14, 2018
• Tentative Roadmap for the UN Environment Programme Governing Bodies

Preparations for the Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly

• Developing the UNEA3 Implementation Plan “Towards a Pollution-Free Planet”      uploaded on: March 19, 2018
• Summary and Outcomes of the Meeting of the Major Groups and Stakeholders held on 21 March 2018 at Tribe Hotel     uploaded on: March 22, 2018

a) Theme of the Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly

• Note on Selection criteria and possible themes for the Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly     uploaded on: 13, March 2018
• Progress update on the identification of a theme for the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly    uploaded on: 13, March 2018
• Secretariat update on Sustainable Consumption and Production      uploaded on: 20, March 2018

b) Partnership-building in support of the preparations of the Fourth UN Environment Assembly

• Secretariat Note on UN Environment Programme’s Engagement with Stakeholders: The Way Forward         uploaded on: March 9, 2018

c) Preparations for the development of Ministerial Outcome Document and draft resolutions

• Note by the Secretariat on the organization of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Subcommittee and the Fourth Open-ended Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives   uploaded on: March 16, 2018

d) Structure of the High-Level Segment and the Committee of the Whole

• Proposed structure of the 2019 Environment Assembly     uploaded on: 9, March 2018

Outreach and visibility 

a) The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

• Contributions of the UN Environment Assembly to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: Responses to the questions raised by the President of the Economic and Social Council     uploaded on: 13, March 2018

b) Meetings of Conference of Parties

c) Other relevant global meetings and processes, including the Global Pact on the Environment

• Progress update on the consideration of a draft resolution regarding the development of a Global Pact for the Environment     uploaded on: March 20, 2018

d) Preparatory regional ministerial for a and other regional meetings

e) Communication strategy for raising the awareness and visibility of the Assembly 

Other matters

• Secretariat Note on the Funding Summary of the 2017 UN Environment Assembly     uploaded on: March 13, 2018
• Environmental Sustainability Report for the Third session of the UN Environment Assembly    uploaded on: March 14, 2018
• Lessons learned from the third United Nations Environment Assembly and the way forward towards the fourth session    uploaded on: March 16, 2018
• Summary of the Joint meeting of the Bureaux of the UN Environment Assembly and the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Environment Programme     uploaded on: March 9, 2018
• Secretariat notes     uploaded on: 21, March 2018

Post-meeting Resources

• Summary of the 1st Joint Preparatory Retreat of the Bureaux of the UN Environment Assembly and of the Committee of Permanent Representatives      uploaded on: March 28, 2018
• Summary and Outcomes of the Meeting of the Major Groups and Stakeholders held on 21 March 2018 at Tribe Hotel     uploaded on: March 22, 2018
• List of participants    uploaded on: April 20, 2018
• Report from the informal working group on the theme for the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly       uploaded on: April 20, 2018