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24/02/2021 07:48 GMT+7
A Vietnamese delegation led by Director General of the Vietnam Environment Administration Nguyen Van Tai attended the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) held virtually on February 22-23.
An overview of the session (Photo: Vietnam Environment Administration)
The overall theme of UNEA-5 is “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”.
The theme calls for strengthened action to protect and restore nature and nature-based solutions to achieve the SDGs in its three complementary dimensions (social, economic and environmental).
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Photo by Grant Ritchie/ Unsplash / 23 Feb 2021
Statement prepared for delivery at the closing session of the Fifth UN Environment Assembly
Minister Rotevatn,
Excellencies, distinguished Ambassadors, Observers, partners and friends,
It has been a complex, uncertain and at times difficult journey – but here we are – at the conclusion of the first-ever virtual UN Environment Assembly.
Excellencies, I salute you for continuing to raise a strong voice for a planet in crisis. I salute you for recognizing that we cannot afford to wait any longer to make peace with nature. I salute you for the inspirational messages calling on us all to recover from the pandemic with a clear view to creating a more just and sustainable world.
The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) provides leadership, catalyzes, intergovernmental actions on the environment, and contributes to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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