African Regional Consultative Meeting Major Groups and Stakeholders Metcourt Hotel Gaborone

UNEA and AFRICA - The up‐grading of UNEP is due mainly for the strong commitment and engagement of the African countries and the AU - A strengthened and upgraded UNEP with universal membership is poised to play an effective role in following up on the Rio +20 outcomes - Africa is the current President of UNEA - How can African countries (governments and stakeholders) effectively engage UNEP to shape the environmental agenda