UN Environment Management Group
The UN working together for the environment
Electrical and electronic waste, or e-waste, is a growing challenge all around the world. But what is e-waste? It can be defined simply as items of all types of electrical and electronic equipment and its parts that have been discarded by the owner as waste without the intention of re-use (Step, 2014). The effects on […]
The UN Food Gardens (UNFG) is a voluntary UN staff initiative establishing food gardens on the premises of the UN Headquarters in New York. Its mission is to advocate environmental responsibility, food security, small-scale urban agriculture and community building by leading by example and showcase the process of growing food in an increasingly challenging urban landscape. The […]
The Peer Review Process was initiated in 2012 by the Environment Management Group with the aim of reviewing the environmental sustainability profile and performance of UN agencies. It involves one or more agencies reviewing the environmental performance of their peers’ facilities and internal operations. This February, a new Peer Review was initiated involving the United […]
The World Food Programme has been operating in Jordan since 1964 and has, since then, pioneered an impressive amount of development projects in the region. Since the beginning of 2018, the WFP office in Jordan fully commits to using solar energy to power the office. Its importance is clear taking into consideration that this solar […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is strongly committed to diminishing its environmental impact by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from air travel, vehicle fleets and facilities, and through reductions in water consumption, paper use, and waste. In its 2018-2021 Strategic Plan, UNICEF renewed its commitment to improving the eco-efficiency of operations and to become an […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) celebrates the publication of three inspiring reports on the numerous and dangerous relations between climate change and food security, marine safeguarding and water stress. The Nutrition Advantage, Harnessing nutrition co-benefits of climate-resilient agriculture studies how investments in climate-resilient agriculture can result in the beneficial delivery of means to secure […]
The EMG is proud to announce that on March 21st, 2018, organizations from the United Nations system, active in addressing the global e-waste challenge, signed a Letter of Intent paving the way for collaboration on UN system-wide support for e-waste management. The signatory organizations included: UN Environment, the International Telecommunication Union, United Nations University, International Labor […]
Where actors meet to advance the frontiers of crisis response from short term stability to long-term resilience. The Environment Management Group is pleased to announce the establishment and kick-off of its new Issue Management Group on Environment and Humanitarian Action. This project will serve as a unifying platform for established UN-wide collaboration processes to engage relevant […]