RT null T1 Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly – Statement Delivered on Behalf of the Africa Group A1 Africa Group, YR 2024 FD 2024-02 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44958 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44958 NO This document presents an opening statement delivered for the African Group at the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi on 26 February 2024. It thanks Kenya for hospitality, commends the UNEA-6 Bureau and the Executive Director’s team, and notes the Assembly theme on inclusive multilateral action against climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, alongside desertification, land and soil degradation, drought, and deforestation. It highlights escalating crises and urges immediate environmental multilateralism, fulfillment of global financial pledges, and support for AMCEN decisions, emphasizing solidarity and common but differentiated responsibilities and capabilities, reaffirming participation and impactful outcomes. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026