UN/EMG tackles green economy

"Working towards a balanced and inclusive green economy: A UN system-wide perspective” has been released by the UN Environment Management Group (EMG). The report was prepared by 40 UN entities, is the first inter-agency report on the topic and offers guidance to UN agencies and member States on coherently supporting the transition at international and country levels.

UN/EMG: Drylands Report

The Environment Management Group (EMG) has released its report, titled “Global Drylands: A UN System-wide Response,” which highlights the need to include drylands within debates on contemporary global issues.

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UN/EMG: 17th SO Meeting

The 17th senior officials meeting of the UN Environmental Management Group (EMG) has decided to continue to provide a platform for enhancing synergy among the work of individual specialized agencies, programmes and funds working in environment in the lead up to Rio+20
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UN Discussion on Rio+20 Outcomes

The Principles of ECESA Plus (the Executive Committee of Economic and Social Affairs (ECESA), plus the UN Development Group (UN/DG) and Environment Management Group (UN/EMG))  met on 6 July to discuss the UN system’s preparations for UNCSD (Rio+20). Participants discussed possible outcomes, including practical initiatives that could be launched, and their organizations’ inputs to the outcome document. On the outcome document, participants thought it should reflect the integration of the three pillars of sustainable development, particularly by giving more emphasis to the social pillar, including job creation, decent work, and social inclusion. They also considered the five options for institutional reform proposed by UNEP/GC-26. The Principals stressed the need to strengthen the UN’s institutional capacity under the environmental pillar of sustainable development, while also supporting and reforming the institutions addressing economic and social development.

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UNCCD: Call for Input to COP-10

The Secretariat of the UNCCD has called for parties to provide input on draft advocacy policy frameworks on gender and on the integration of land and soil issues into the intergovernmental process on climate change. Comments are also requested on the draft version of "Global Drylands: A United Nations System-wide Response," which was was developed by the Environment Management Group (EMG).

The documents are scheduled to be discussed at COP-10, which will convene in October 2011. Comments are requested by 15 June 2011.

UNCCD Gender Policy Framework for the UNCCD and its Secretariat

Study on the Integration of Land and Soil Issues into the Intergovernmental Process on Climate Change

Global Drylands: A United Nations System-wide Response

UN/EMG: Progress on Drylands Report

The Environment Management Group's Issue Management Group (IMG) on Land prepared the report in a process designed to interface with the intergovernmental process under the UNCCD, and the progress report was submitted to CST S-2 and CRIC-9. Key

findings from the report are expected to be presented to the high-level event on desertification at the opening of the UN/GA session in September 2011, and the final report will be presented to UNCCD/COP-10 in October 2011. Go to: http://www.unccd.int/cop/officialdocs/cric9/pdf/crp1eng.pdf