Tag: Nairobi
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Sustainable Cities and COVID-19: Plans for Action
SI UN Representative, Mary Muia joins the panel for the high-level political forum parallel dialogue on sustainable cities and COVID-19.
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Build back better, build back greener – Act#ForNature
As part of the preparations for UNEA-5, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UNEA Presidency, and partners from Major Groups and Stakeholders (MGS) organised The Act #For Nature Forum on the Sunday 7-12 June 2020.
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Our Voice at the UN
This month’s edition focuses on the work of SI’s United Nations representatives in Nairobi.
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Amplifying the Voices of Africa’s Young People for the Environment
SI UN Representatives, Mary Muia and Beatrice Oluoch, report on the latest events held at the UN Centre in Nairobi.
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Have we reached a positive tipping point on the climate crisis?
A report from the week long 6th Annual Subcommittee Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, 7 – 11 October 2019, held at the United Nations, Nairobi.
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Follow up Implementation of the 4th Session of the UNEA 4
Mary Muia, Soroptimist International (SI) United Nations (UN) Representative, Nairobi, reports on the follow up implementation of the 4th Session of the UNEA 4.
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Household Air Pollution, A Gender Issue
SI UN Representative, Mary Muia blogs from Nairobi about the effects of household air pollution and the need to empower communities and encourage policy makers to heighten their awareness and ensure their commitment to reducing this common health hazard.
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Working Towards a Global Pact for the Environment
SI UN Representative, Beatrice Olouch, attends the Thirds Session towards a Global Pact for the Environment
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Global Warming and Geoengineering
A pre-UNEA4 event, hosted by The Carnegie Climate Engineering Governance Initiative (C2G2), was held on 6 March 2019. The topic for discussion was Learning to govern geoengineering: insights from different experiences on environmental governance.
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Reflection on the Outcome of the Fourth Session of the UNEA-4
Alongside UNEA-4 was the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) convened from 4-8 March, with informal consultations on 9-10 March, to negotiate the resolutions and decisions to be adopted by UNEA-4.