Jordan takes part in UN Environment Assembly

Jordan will take part in the UN Environment Assembly which starts in the Kenyan capital Nairobi tomorrow.
Minister of Environment Taher Shakhshir said during the three-day session, the UN Environment Assembly will be launched and the participants will vote on a number of resolutions.
Major issues that will be discussed will include illegal trade in wildlife, environmental rule of law, financing the Green Economy, the Sustainable Development Goals and the post-2015 Development Agenda, as well as sustainable consumption and production.’’ UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the President of the UN General Assembly, Ministers of Environment and Foreign Affairs and Chief Executives of a number of international organisations are set to attend the newly-established UNEA that will bring together over 1,200 high-level participants from government, business and civil society.