As an outcome of the negotiation meeting of the Summary for Policymakers of the sixth Global Environment Outlook (Jan. 21-24, 2019 Nairobi) the Bureau of the meeting was requested to take the responsibility for finalizing a ‘Key Messages’ document that would concisely explain to Ministers and senior decision makers what the key messages were emerging from the main assessment report. The Bureau proceeded in this task by requesting input from all Member states present at the negotiation meeting on the draft of the Key Messages document. In addition, the Bureau requested input from the High-level Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Advisory Group and the co-chairs of the GEO-6 assessment.

The meeting focused on the management of seized and unwanted ODS, facilitating legal trade and combatting illegal trade of environmentally sensitive commodities.

The conference will be a forum for deeper reflection on Catholic social teaching on care for creation, from an African context and enriched by global perspectives. It will raise and address urgent needs and opportunities in Africa and explore how we can make the rapid shifts we need relating to clean electrification and local ownership and profit from development, while preserving indigenous wisdom and land rights. We will showcase best practices across the continent and the particular role of youth leadership and innovation.