Inger Andersen
@andersen_inger
Executive Director @UNEP @UN Under-Secretary-General
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http://www.unep.org 24-03-2014 20:04:50
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'Plastic is fantastic' is a fairy tale gone wrong.
We need to #BeatPlasticPollution to protect our health and ecosystems.
Ahead of the next round of global #PlasticsTreaty talks, find out how we can rewrite this story & deliver an ambitious global deal: unep.org/beatplasticpol…
.UN Environment Programme welcomes the recent release of Philippine environmental human rights defenders, Francisco “Eco” Dangla & Joxelle “Jak” Tiong.
Much more work across the world is needed to ensure #EnvironmentalDefenders have both access to justice & their rights are protected.
Today at the United Nations in Nairobi we came together to remember #Kwibuka30 - the 30th commemoration of the #RwandaGenocide against the Tutsi. We will never forget the one million children, women & men who were killed in 1994, nor the brave survivors that have forged forgiveness & peace.
We have been waiting for this news for 6 years! The most amazing news to receive: our former UN Environment Programme colleague #NiloufarBayani is finally free! After over 6 years in prison, and as we approach #Eid , Niloufar has been released and is finally free and with her family. Welcome home!
I welcome the announcement of the release of 4 environmental conservationists - including our former UN Environment Programme colleague #NiloufarBayani - who have been imprisoned in Iran.
Environmental stewardship is critical to protect people and planet.
My statement: unep.org/news-and-stori…
Fantastic to see Thailand become the 158th country to ratify the #KigaliAmmendment ! A great commitment to #ClimateAction .
We cannot deliver the #ParisAgreement , protect the ozone layer & improve air quality unless we rapidly phase down use of dangerous climate warming chemicals.
We at UN Environment Programme mourn the tragic and untimely demise of former Minister Adrian Pena. The world has lost an exceptional environmental voice & leader. At home. And at global level. I express my deepest sympathies to the family and to the entire Uruguayan nation. May he rest in peace.
Pleased to welcome H.E. Amb ENRIQUE OCHOA, Permanent Representative to UN Environment Programme.
UNEP enjoys strong collaboration with Mexico at national, regional & global levels. I expressed thanks for 🇲🇽 support to UNEP. Looking forward close collaboration as together we work #ForPeopleForPlanet
The next round of talks to agree a #PlasticsTreaty to #BeatPlasticPollution will be hosted by Canada.
Today I signed UN Environment Programme🇨🇦 Host Country agreement for #INC4 with Christopher Thornley, Canada's High Commissioner for Kenya. Grateful for🇨🇦 leadership in tackling our plastic crisis
.World Bank, United Nations & EU Interim Damage Assessment underscores unprecedented damage in Gaza.
Water & sanitation collapsed. Massive infrastructure & environmental damage. Coastal areas, soil & ecosystems severely damaged
Ceasefire urgently needed to save lives & restore environment
Delighted to announce Astrid Schomaker has been appointed new UN Biodiversity Executive Secretary.
As we lose biodiversity at alarming rates, look forward to Astrid's leadership to help drive progress #ForNature & reverse nature loss #ForPeopleForPlanet : un.org/sg/en/content/…
Congrats to Robert D. Bullard for recognition by @Time Earth Awards 2024!
We at UN Environment Programme r proud to have awarded DrBullard the 2020 UNEP Champion of Earth Lifetime Achievement award for Environmental Justice. See & read more here: youtu.be/T_VjSGk8s18?fe… & here: unep.org/championsofear…
We generate 2+ billion tonnes of municipal waste a year.
Unsustainable consumption and production drives climate change, biodiversity loss & pollution.
International #ZeroWasteDay reminds us that we must move beyond this waste era and turn rubbish into resources. My message⤵️
Please take a listen to my colleague Sanda Ojiambo head of the UN Global Compact speaking to how business and private sector are a critical part of the solutions pathway for environmental sustainability #ForPeopleForPlanet .
We have a global plastic crisis.
It is everywhere, from oceans to streets, beaches to our blood.
We need an inclusive, just & ambitious global deal to #BeatPlasticPollution
Great to discuss how with Akshat Rathi on Bloomberg Zero podcast. Listen here⤵️
bloomberg.com/news/audio/202…