Miljø- og Fødevareudvalget 2020-21
MOF Alm.del Bilag 485
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UNITED
NATIONS
EP
UNEP
/EA.5/L.5
Distr.: Limited
18 February 2021
Original: English
United Nations
Environment Assembly of the
United Nations Environment
Programme
United Nations Environment Assembly of the
United Nations Environment Programme
Fifth session
Nairobi (online), 22–26 February 2021*
Looking ahead to the resumed UN Environment Assembly in
2022
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Message from online UNEA-5, Nairobi 22
–
23 February
2021
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The Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi,
Meeting online
for the first part of the fifth session of the Assembly 22-23 February 2021,
under exceptional circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
Acknowledge
the urgency to continue our efforts to protect our planet also in this time of crisis,
Wish to strengthen
our support for the United Nations and for multilateral cooperation and
remain convinced that collective action is essential to successfully address global challenges,
Is deeply concerned
about the devastating global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating
new and serious health, socio-economic and environmental challenges, compounding existing ones
especially in developing countries, undermining our common efforts to eradicate poverty and achieve
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
Realize
more than ever that human health and wellbeing are dependent upon nature and the
solutions it provides, and we are aware that we shall face recurring risks of future pandemics if we
maintain our current unsustainable patterns in our interactions with nature,
Is deeply concerned
by the continuing loss of biodiversity, especially through the degradation
and fragmentation of ecosystems and habitats for wildlife; the threats to lives and livelihoods from
climate change, as well as from pollution and poorly managed waste and chemicals, jeopardizing our
environment and our overarching objective of sustainable development,
Reaffirms
the mandate of the UN Environment Programme as the leading global
environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes coherent implementation
of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and
serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment,
* In accordance with a decision taken at the joint meeting of the Bureaux of the United Nations Environment
Assembly and of the Committee of Permanent Representatives held on 1 December 2020, the fifth session of the
Assembly is expected to adjourn on 23 February 2021 and resume as an in-person meeting in February 2022.
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The Message contained in this document does not constitute a negotiated outcome of the 5th session of the
United Nations Environment Assembly and shall not set a precedent for either its re sumed 5th session or any of
the Environment Assembly’s subsequent
sessions.
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Welcomes
the Medium-Term Strategy for UNEP for 2022-2025, as well as a work programme
and budget for 2022-2023. We commend UNEP for its swift contribution to the environmental
dimension of the socio-economic response to COVID-19,
Is dedicated to
supporting a sustainable and inclusive recovery that protects the planet,
stimulates sustainable consumption and production, revitalizes our economies and creates decent and
sustainable jobs, and makes real progress in eradicating poverty, while enhancing our future resilience
to similar crises,
Will enhance
our efforts to implement the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and reaffirm that
urgent actions are required to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
Underscores
the crucial importance of making further progress in all multilateral fora for the
environment, in particular the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the
Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the negotiations on a post-2020 global
biodiversity framework, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and the
negotiations on the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond
2020,
Will reconvene
in person for the resumed fifth session of UNEA5 in Nairobi in early 2022 to
continue our joint efforts, to strengthen actions for nature to achieve the Sustainable Development
Goals, and to make further progress in the implementation of resolutions and decisions from previous
sessions of the Environment Assembly, including on the future of the Global Environment Outlook,
and on marine litter and micro plastics,
Is dedicated to
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the creation of UNEP through General
Assembly resolution 2997 of 1972, and to contribute to its impactful celebration in Nairobi in early
2022,
Urgently calls
for collective, science-based and holistic action through our work and decisions
in the fifth UN Environment Assembly, in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development.
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