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GREEN ROOM SPEECH AT UNEP |
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UNEP headquarters in Nairobi is a huge complex with some very unique facilities . One of them is the ?Green Room?. During the First Universal Session of the Governing Council , the Green Room was used to host side events .These were in huge demand and were fully booked out in advance. It was therefore quite an honour for me to be a panelist and a speaker at a Green Room event. The title of the event was ?IMPLEMENTING THE LONG-TERM: OMBUDSPERSONS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS ? and I was one of the 4 speakers. The concept of Ombudsperson for future generations is a very relevant and interesting one and it is essentially that of a green guardian. An Ombudsperson by definition is a government appointed official who has some kind of independent authority to safeguard the interests of the public . Important point to note is that the Rio+20 outcome document mentions the need for this in para86. Subsequent to this, an OWG ( Open Working Group) has been working on a proposal for submission, hopefully by June this year.
My speech on this subject dwelt upon the unchecked environmental disasters that continue to happen and called for urgent implementation of institutionalized Ombudspersons. Let us all continue to fight for Future Justice. |
  
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22 Comments
Thank you very much, Anthon Mark!
Posted 22-03-2013 12:35
Thank you, Pratap!
Posted 22-03-2013 12:34
Thanks a lot , Rajashree!
Posted 22-03-2013 12:34
Thanks, Dhiroj!
Posted 22-03-2013 12:33
Thank you very much, Christy!
Posted 22-03-2013 12:33
Thanks a lot, Guru!
Posted 22-03-2013 12:32
Wow. This is so awesome. Congratulations on being one of the speakers. This is seriously big and you are so amazing.
Posted 22-03-2013 11:55
Like to see You in a Greater Height of UNEP. Congratulation.
Posted 22-03-2013 11:25
Interesting..great experience...
Posted 22-03-2013 10:49
I think it was a great experience for you.
Posted 22-03-2013 10:42
Green room sounds very interesting! Congratulations :)
Posted 22-03-2013 09:07
great job sister
Posted 21-03-2013 23:29
Thanks, Bam!
Posted 21-03-2013 21:41
Thank you, Firas!
Posted 21-03-2013 21:40
Thanks, Geetika!
Posted 21-03-2013 21:40
Great job, Kehkashan! You are really doing a good job of representing young people and our future.
Posted 21-03-2013 21:20
Proud of you kehkashan
Posted 21-03-2013 19:39
tY foR shaRin' .. :D
Posted 21-03-2013 18:59
Thank you, Anjana!
Posted 21-03-2013 18:14
Yes, Ecogeneration. It was a great honour and a wonderful experience!
Posted 21-03-2013 18:14
what a great experience! :)
Posted 21-03-2013 17:08
thanks for sharing.
Posted 21-03-2013 17:04