IYC-Y participates in regional consultation meetings of major groups and stakeholders accredited to United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP)
The International Youth Council – Yemen, represented by Engineer Tariq Hassan, participated in the regional consultative meeting of major groups and stakeholders accredited to the United Nations Environment Program in West Asia, held on December 8, 2020..
The meeting began with an opening speech by Mr. Sami Demasi, Regional Representative and Director of the Office of the United Nations Program for West Asia. Mr. Sami touched on the expectations of West Asian organizations reporting to the United Nations Environment Program and the role of the Regional Office in the Kingdom of Bahrain in supporting the organizations..
On the other hand, Engineer. Tareq Hassan and Professor Fatima Froten, as regional facilitators for the main groups and stakeholders accredited to the United Nations Program in West Asia, reviewed the outcomes of the questionnaire that addressed the challenges and priorities that the region west Asia suffers from, and it was implemented among environmental organizations in the West Asia region..
In turn, Ms. Leticia from the Civil Society Organizations Unit at the United Nations Environment Program in Nairobi confirmed the participation of the main groups as well as the upcoming map for the Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly meetings, which have had conducted in February 2021 and February 2022..
In turn, Engineer Tariq Hassan gave a presentation on the role of the facilitators, the main groups, and the meetings they held to prepare for the Fifth United Nations Assembly with the President of the Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly, and also with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Ms. Inger Andersen..
The meeting included several discussions by environmental organizations accredited to West Asia, on how to enhance the involvement of civil society in West Asia, and the existing cooperation by the UNEP Regional Office in West Asia..
A team has also been formed to prepare the final statement for major groups and stakeholders, which will be presented at the West Asia Ministerial Meeting in January 2021..
