Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics

Marine plastic litter and microplastics*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Noting with concern that the high and rapidly increasing levels of marine litter, including plastic litter and microplastics, represent a serious environmental problem at a global scale, negatively affecting marine biodiversity, ecosystems, animal well-being, societies, livelihoods, fisheries, maritime transport, recreation and tourism, and economies,

Sustainable Infrastructure

Sustainable infrastructure*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 66/288 of 27 July 2012, on the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”, which calls upon countries to invest in and develop a sound, effective, and efficient economic and social infrastructure that supports sustainable development and creates jobs,

Sustainable Mobility

Sustainable mobility*

Submitted by Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), its Kyoto Protocol, its Doha Amendment, and the Paris Agreement adopted under the UNFCCC and noting the outcomes of the UNFCCC 24th Conference of the Parties in Katowice, Poland,

Recalling World Health Assembly Resolution 68.8 entitled Health and Environment Addressing the health impacts of air pollution,

Promoting sustainable practices and innovative solutions for curbing food loss and waste

Promoting sustainable practices and innovative solutions for curbing food loss and waste*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Appreciating the focus of UNEA 4 on innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production,

Deeply concerned that around one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year which is equivalent to approximately 1.3 billion tonnes to a value of around USD 990 billion gets lost or wasted while nearly 821 million1 of people suffer from undernourishment,