Quarterly Report to the 150th Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives: Eight Issue - February to March 2020

This quarterly report provides an update to the Committee of Permanent Representatives on the implementation of the Programme of Work for 2020–2021 and decisions of the United Nations Environment Assembly, covering February to March 2020. It outlines global and regional developments, with emphasis on the coronavirus disease pandemic and its environmental dimensions, including programme adjustments and support for a green recovery. The report details progress across subprogrammes on climate change, resilience to disasters and conflicts, healthy ecosystems, environmental governance, chemicals and waste, resource efficiency, and environment under review. It also presents updates on multilateral environmental agreements, financial status, resource mobilization, human resources, audits and evaluations, highlighting income levels, allocations, expenditures, and organisational measures taken in response to the pandemic.