27th Session of UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum

The 27th session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC 27/GMEF) of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is scheduled to convene from 18-22 February 2013, in Nairobi, Kenya. In pursuance of General Assembly resolution 53/242 (Report of the Secretary-General on environment and human settlements) of 28 July 1999, the Governing Council constitutes the annual ministerial-level global environmental forum in which participants gather to review important and emerging policy issues in the field of the environment. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/27th-session-of-unep-governing-councilglobal-ministerial-environment-forum/ ]