The first meeting of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which has replaced the UNEP Governing Council, is scheduled for June 2014.

The High-level segment will consider: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including sustainable consumption and production; and the illegal trade in wildlife to address the escalation in poaching and surge in related environmental crime.

dates: 23-27 June 2014
location: Nairobi, Kenya
contact: Jamil Ahmad, Secretary of Governing Bodies, UNEP
phone: +254-20-7623431
e-mail: unep.sgb@unep.org
www: https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/first-un-environment-assembly-nairobi-heralds-new-era-global-efforts