The twenty-second session of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum was held at UNEP headquarters, Nairobi, from 3 to 7 February 2003. The Council adopted the present proceedings at the 11th meeting, on 7 February 2003.

Report of the twenty-fourth Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum

The ministerial round tables will examine the ways in which global environmental goals can be integrated together with social and economicgoals into sustainable development goals that place people at the centre of sustainable development, identifying potential goals, targets and indicators that track over time improvement in human well-being and reduction in human vulnerability.

The present report provides information on the following subjects, as mandated by the Governing Council in decisions adopted at previous sessions: (a) Implementation of decision 26/14 on the Global Environment Monitoring SystemWater Programme, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the decision; (b) Outcomes of the ninth meeting of the international Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies, pursuant to decision 26/15, paragraph 9; (c) Contribution of the United Nations Environment Programme to promoting South-South cooperation, pursuant to decision 26/16, paragraph 7; (d) Work of the Environment Management Group, pursuant to decision SS.XII/2, paragraph 4; (e) Mid-term progress in the implementation of the long-term strategy on the engagement and involvement of young people in environmental issues, pursuant to decision 25/6, paragraph 7.