final reports (English and French) of the 16th session of AMCEN

The objective of this meeting was to initiate a dialogue amongst key academic institutions in the West Asia region to prepare for the establishment of an Arab States Green Universities Network (ASGUN). The network intends to feature the regional priorities on environmental education while integrally links to the Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES).The meeting was attended by the heads and high-level representatives from 15 universities and academic institutions from 8 countries in the Arab region, including one university from Europe (the Central European University). Senior officials from the Ministry of Environment of Jordan also actively participated throughout the 2-day meeting.

The twenty-seventh and first universal session of the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum was held at UNEP headquarters,Nairobi, from 18 to 22 February 2013.

The twelfth special session of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum was held in Nairobi from 20 to 22 February 2012. It was convened in pursuance of section I of Governing Council decision 26/17 and paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 40/243 on the pattern of conferences, and in accordance with rules 5 and 6 of the rules of procedure of the Governing Council.