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Commit ourselves to furthering the implementation of the Global Programme of Action with a focus on the programme of work agreed upon for 2012–2016, including through intersessional meetings of the Global Programme of Action as necessary, and to that end: (a) Agree to devote additional efforts and financial resources to expedite the implementation of the programme of work of the Global Programme of Action for 2012–2016; (b) Also agree actively to engage ourselves and step up our efforts to develop policies on the sustainable use of nutrients and nutrient management strategies to improve the nutrient use efficiency of manufactured fertilizer by 20 per cent over the period 2012–2016 so as to protect the environment and reduce the cost of fertilizer use; (c) Adopt a multi-stakeholder partnership approach to the priority source categories of the Global Programme Approach and to that end: (i) Agree to support the further development of the Global Partnership on Nutrient Management as a catalyst for political and institutional engagement in international and regional forums seeking to build a common agenda for tackling nutrient challenges and associated regional and national stakeholder partnerships; (ii) Also agree to guide and support the Global Partnership on Nutrient Management in its undertaking of a global assessment for a comprehensive understanding of the complex cycle of the two main nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus, and associated environmental impacts leading to the development of a broad range of actions that will ultimately reduce the environmental impact of unused nutrients; (iii) Further agree to work with all stakeholders concerned in the light of the Honolulu Commitment and the Honolulu Strategy to find solutions to the marine litter problem, including by sharing technical, legal, policy, community-based, economic and market-based means of preventing, reducing and managing marine litter; (iv) Agree to share among stakeholders information on good practices for wastewater management for the purposes of environmental protection, sanitation, climate change and nutrient benefits so as to prompt coordinated action; (d) Agree to support and facilitate initiatives that turn waste into a resource in an environmentally sustainable manner by developing global, regional, national and local targets for reducing marine litter and by improving global knowledge, understanding and monitoring of the scale, nature and sources of marine litter and its impact on human health, marine habitats, biodiversity and economic development; (e) Also agree to make wise investments in wastewater management and to recommit ourselves to promoting and demonstrating environment-friendly and resource-recycling approaches to wastewater and to tackling the adverse impacts of excess nutrients in wastewater discharges as part of the overall solution and approach to improved sanitation and human health; 4. (...) Request the United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum to endorse the present declaration and the outcome of the third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities as valuable contributions to the sustainable development of the coastal and marine environment; 13. (...) Also request the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to convene the Fourth Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities in 2016, and, as necessary, intersessional meetings, all in collaboration with the relevant organizations and institutions, and to seek the support of the United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in organizing the meeting and implementing its outcome; 15.

Since its establishment in 1972, UNEP has kept the global environment under review by highlighting global environmental challenges and facilitating many regional and global environmental treaties and conventions. 2. (...) Environment protection agencies serve as an interlocutor for the integration of science and policy, using scientific information and data to solve global environmental challenges. (...) The aim of the proposed mechanism is to strengthen environment protection agencies to influence Africa’s negotiating capacity in global environmental forums; implement policy at the local, national, regional and global levels; and ensure compliance with and enforcement of environmental legislation. 17.

The Applicant joined the UNCCD Secretariat on 15 July 2011, as an Administrative Assistant with the Policy, Advocacy, and Global Issues Unit (“PAGI”) on a temporary appointment until 8 November 2011. 11. (...) She expresses great commitment to the Organization, admiration for its principled global outreach and fond memories of times shared with her colleagues; and she yearns to be reinstated. (...) A conducive and harmonious work environment would serve the interest of the Respondent as much as it would that of the staff member.

K1900679 110319 UNITED NATIONS EP UNEP/GPA/IGR.4/5 United Nations Environment Programme Distr.: General 7 March 2019 Original: English Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities Fourth session Bali, Indonesia, 31 October and 1 November 2018 Report of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities I. (...) Habib El-Habr, Coordinator of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities. 5. (...) Review of the implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities at the national, regional and international levels during the period 2012–2018. 5.

The Meeting may decide to consider any other business relevant to the protection of the marine environment from land-based activities and the Global Programme of Action. (...) (venue to be identified) Reception hosted by the State Environmental Protection Administration UNEP/GPA/IGR.2/1/Add.1 9 Tuesday, 17 October 2006 Partnerships – mainstreaming the Global Programme of Action Plenary 10 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. (...) Item 6 (continued): Building a common agenda (d) Discussion on the programme of work of the UNEP Global Programme of Action Coordination Office for 2007–2011 (e) Discussion on the draft elements of a Beijing declaration on furthering the implementation of the Global Programme of Action China Forum (organized by the State Environmental Protection Administration) Social event 6.30 p.m.