UNEP, in collaboration with multiple UN agencies, has launched the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) to integrate green and circular economy principles into national planning, fostering sustainable finance and a just transition.

UNEP introduced its Partnership Policy (2024) aimed at fostering innovative, collaborative partnerships and establishing robust internal controls and risk treatment mechanisms to ensure effective and transparent decision-making in environmental governance.

The report outlines UNEP's renewed engagement with the private sector to mobilize progressive environmental action. It details the organization’s refined approach including robust due diligence processes, increased collaboration across UN agencies, and transparent reporting to the Committee of Permanent Representatives on its strategic partnerships aimed at addressing planetary environmental crises.

On November 13, 2023, international delegates gathered at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at curbing global plastic pollution. Delegates debated whether to adopt a comprehensive strategy covering the entire plastic lifecycle or a narrower focus on waste management.

During an inaugural meeting with UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen, Kenya's envoy Amb. Angote announced plans to expand UNEP’s headquarters in Nairobi, establish a fully resourced UNEP Kenya Country Office at UNON, and advocate for hosting the Secretariat of a global plastics treaty. The move reinforces Kenya’s commitment to strengthening multilateral environmental diplomacy and supports UNEP’s role as a global environmental authority.

UN Environment Programme, in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued key messages that emphasize the link between a healthy environment and the full enjoyment of human rights. The messages underscore the responsibilities of governments and businesses to address biodiversity loss, hazardous substance impacts, and other environmental crises, reinforcing commitments to uphold human rights.

UNEP, in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, released key messages emphasizing that a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is integral to the full enjoyment of human rights. This messaging highlights the obligations of governments and businesses to prevent environmental crises that can lead to human rights violations.

UNEP released a compendium outlining good practices that integrate human rights obligations into environmental policymaking, developed in collaboration with the OHCHR. The report aims to support policymakers by emphasizing transparency, accountability, and the protection of marginalized communities.

In 2008, UNEP launched an initiative to assess the risks and opportunities of high‐value natural resource extraction in conflict-affected regions such as Sierra Leone. The initiative developed policies and practices for responsible mining and environmental oversight, aiming to support peacebuilding and mitigate the environmental and social impacts of resource extraction.

UNEP released a publication on 2007-08-21 emphasizing the interconnection between labour and environmental sustainability. The report outlines how workers can play a key role in implementing environmentally sustainable development strategies, reinforcing a commitment to labour rights and social inclusion.

UNEP released a publication that emphasizes the synergy between labour and the environment, highlighting the role of workers in sustainable development and advocating for improved labor rights and corporate accountability.