Chair’s Summary of the Fourth United Nations Environment Programme Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific

The Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme jointly organized the fourth Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific from 5-7 October 2021, in Suwon City, Republic of Korea. The Forum focused on the theme of the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly ‘Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals’. The Forum was attended by the following countries served by the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Korea (the Republic of), Lao PDR, Marshall Islands, Malaysia, Maldives, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam. Participants included High-Level Representatives of Governments, intergovernmental organizations, United Nations organizations, and representatives of civil society groups.