The Nairobi Convention holds a Conference of Contracting Parties (COPs) after two years to review the implementation of decisions of past COPs. The Contracting Parties to the Nairobi Convention held the Eighth Conference of Parties (COP8) on 22-24 June 2015 in Mahe, Seychelles. The meeting was organized in two segments: experts meeting on 22 June 2015; and Heads of Delegation meeting on 23-24 June 2015. At the Heads of Delegation meeting, 15 decisions were adopted.
The Secretariat organised three meetings of Focal Points to report on the implementation of the COP8 decisions and the Convention’s Work Programme. The meetings were held on 23-24 March 2016 in Ebene, Mauritius, on 12 April 2017 in Flic en Flac, Mauritius, and on 17 November 2017 in Mahe, Seychelles.

The objectives of the meeting were to provide a forum for Montevideo IV Focal Points from Africa to: (a) Share and exchange information on latest developments, trends, and good practices in the development and enforcement of environmental law in their countries, as well as regionally and globally; (b) Contribute to UN Environment’s preparation of the assessment of the Montevideo Programme IV, including through sharing information on the status of implementation of the Montevideo Programme IV in their countries; and (c) Identify priorities from the region and proposals for the work of UN Environment in environmental law for the fifth ten-year programme period commencing from 2020.
The meeting also provided an important platform to increase partnerships and networks in the region for Montevideo Focal Points and other stakeholders working on environmental law issues.

The overall meeting objective was to discuss and endorse, with suggested changes, the UN Environment Strategy for Engaging with Faith-Based Organizations and provide key information on existing knowledge, networks and faith-based organizations.

The report concerns the third among the series of regional consultations for national focal points from West Asia took place from 9 to 10 July 2018 in Amman, Jordan. The objectives of the meeting were to provide a forum for Montevideo Focal Points from West Asia to:
(a) Share and exchange information on latest developments, trends, and good practices in the development and enforcement of environmental law in their countries, as well as regionally and globally; (b) Contribute to UN Environment’s preparation of the assessment of the Montevideo Programme IV, including through sharing information on the status of implementation of the Montevideo Programme IV in their countries; and (c) identify priorities from the region and proposals for the work of UN Environment in environmental law for the Fifth Montevideo Programme ten-year period commencing from 2020.