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Article 11 Fév, 2022

UN to adopt a Political Declaration to commemorate UNEP's fiftieth anniversary

The negotiation process counted with the contribution from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ WCEL.

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UN member states agreed to adopt a Political Declaration on the Special Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme, March 2022. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ WCEL provided important input (see under "Downloads" in this article) during the negotiation process, highlighting, among other things, the need to be science-based, ambitious, and forward-looking. Transformative change of human systems are necessary to develop within “safe operating space for humanity". Environmental law and governance are crucial in bringing about such change.