RT null T1 Statement of the African Major Groups and Stakeholders to the 161st Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the UNEP on March 9, 2023 at Nairobi A1 Major Groups and Stakeholders from Africa Region, YR 2023 FD 2023-03 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42115 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42115 NO This document presents a formal statement delivered on March 9, 2023, in Nairobi to the UNEP Committee of Permanent Representatives on behalf of the African Major Groups and Stakeholders by a representative of the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa. It congratulates UNEP leadership appointments and acknowledges outgoing regional leadership. It welcomes consensus on the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly theme, highlighting pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change, and stresses political goodwill, attention to vulnerable groups, and transparent collaboration among member states, the UNEP Secretariat, and stakeholders. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026