2009
| EMG15 Meeting Report and Summary |
EMG15 Report
The 15th senior officials meeting of the Environment Management Group (EMG) was convened in the margins of the 64th session of the General Assembly in New York, on 23 September 2009. The meeting was co-chaired by Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP and Chair of EMG and Helen Clark, Administrator of UNDP. The set of actions agreed by senior officials is presented in the report of the meeting.
Senior officials agreed to consolidate the work of the Issue Management Group (IMG) on a climate neutral United Nations and the IMG on sustainable procurement under a single IMG on sustainable management practices in the United Nations system. They gave guidance to the IMG for system-wide inputs to the formulation of the post-2010 biodiversity targets and established an IMG on land.
Furthermore, senior officials agreed to engage in the establishment of an IMG which would, within the context of global environmental change, work on joint and consistent messaging on measures needed to support the transition to a “green economy” and assess how the UN system can more coherently support countries in making such a transition.
Finally, senior officials initiated a consultation with members, the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) and the High-level Committee on Management (HLCM) on options for the scope of and modalities for the development of a possible United Nations system-wide approach to environmental and social safeguards.
Cover letter
EMG 15 - agenda, suggested action and background information
EMG Presentation: Climate Neutral UN - progress and next steps
Wold Bank Presentation: Social Safeguard Policies
Report of the 14th Session of the EMG Senior officials meeting
Report of the EMG Technical meeting in Nairobi, 14-15 February 2009
The final report of the EMG informal consultation on land- 28 May 09, margins of the CSD 17, NY
Communication from Mr. Achim Steiner on the report of the EMG Technical Meeting including invitation to the first meeting of the Issue Management Group on 2010 biodiversity target, 8 April Paris
Report of the first meeting of the IMG on the 2010 Biodiversity target
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