Yugratna Srivastava, on behalf of the Major Groups and Stakeholders Yugratna Srivastava, on behalf of the Major Groups and Stakeholders Daniel Reifsnyder, US Sahle-Work Zewde, Director-General, UNON Edgar Gutiérrez Espeleta, Costa Rica, incoming UNEA-2 President delivers his opening remarks Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP, presenting a certificate of appreciation to outgoing UNEA President Oyun Sanjaasuren Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP, presenting a certificate of appreciation to outgoing UNEA President Oyun Sanjaasuren Franz Perrez, Switzerland Neranda Maurice-George, Saint Lucia Roy Samson Dinyi Thorofo, South Sudan L-R: Anote Tong, Former President of Kiribati; Jorge Chediek, UN Envoy on South-South Cooperation; Mesghan Al Awar, United Arab Emirates; Zhang Jieqing, China; and George Mwenda, Geothermal Development, Kenya Sustainable Innovation Expo: South-South Cooperation panel discussions Abdullah Khalid Tawlah, Saudi Arabia Taefu Lemi, Samoa Julia Pataki, Romania UNEA-2 reception hosted by the Government of Kenya Delegates from the Philippines Hugo Enrique Cañiza, Paraguay UNEA President Oyun Sanjaasuren UNEA President Oyun Sanjaasuren UNEA-2 plenary observed a moment of silence to remember those who have lost their lives in the protection of the environment Abdelmoneim Mohammed Mabrouk, League of Arab States Judi Wakhungu, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Regional Development Authorities, Kenya L-R: Mohammed Khashashneh, Jordan; Adalah Atira, Palestine; and Mohamad Afana, Jordan John Matuszak, US Cyrie Sendashonga, IUCN Jassim Abdulaziz Al-falahy, Iraq Soehardjono Sastromihardjo, Indonesia Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP, speaking on behalf of Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP, speaking on behalf of Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General L-R: Doug Cress, Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP), Jaime Webb, UN-REDD; Anyaa Vohiri, Liberia; and Johannes Refisch, GRASP Frans Makken, the Netherlands, on behalf of the EU Edgar Gutiérrez Espeleta, UNEA-2 President COW Chair Idunn Eidheim, Norway View of the COW plenary Marcela Nicodemos, Brazil Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, CBD Bibiana Jones, Argentina, on behalf of G-77/China and GRULAC Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP, delivers opening remarks to UNEA-2 delegates Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP, delivers opening remarks to UNEA-2 delegates