Dr. Mohamed Abdelraouf, Program Director – GRC Environmental Security and Sustainability Program, participated in the fifth meeting of the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-5) of the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2), which took place at UN Environment Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya on February 21-25, 2022.

The Gulf Research Center participated in the meeting in its current capacity as the co-chair of Major Groups Facilitating Committee (MGFC) representing the Science and Technology Major Group of UN Environment.

 As part of the meeting, Dr. Raouf co-organized and co-chaired the following dialogue sessions:

– with UNEP Executive Director Mr. Inger Anderson on Feb 21st

– with H.E. Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Environment and Climate of Norway, President of UN Environment Assembly 5.2 on Feb 25th 

– the Major Groups Press Conference on Feb 25th