RT null T1 Final Statement and position on Stakeholder Engagement Policy T2 Major Groups and Stakeholders and Regional Representatives OECPR February 2016 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, YR 2016 FD 2016-02 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/13388 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/13388 NO A critical issue for UNEA-2 is the Stakeholder Engagement Policy. While we recognize progress has been made, we are disappointed that Member States have yet to deliver on their Rio+20 commitment. We are opposed to proposals that curtail accreditation on the basis of a no objection, silent veto, that threatens to exclude a just representation of major groups. Any formulation of this policy should progress and not regress from existing practices at UNEP, in the spirit of Rio+20. It is time to overcome the political deadlock. Furthermore, in whatever process takes place between now and UNEA, the Member States should ensure the meaningful involvement of the Major Groups. We offer eight comments on the proposed UNEA-2 Resolutions under the UNEA theme of “The environmental dimension of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda” and we will upload a longer statement to the UNEA portal. NO https://www.unep.org/civil-society/Portals/24105/documents/Major%20Groups/Final%20(long)%20statement%20and%20SEP%20position%20OECPR%202016%20Major%20Groups%20and%20Regional%20Representatives%20%20OECPR.pdf DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 19, 2026