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Observing the UN INC-4 [2024]
Mahraeel Tadros observed the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution!
UNEP ROOTA DELEGATES [2024]
Akello Patricia's Journey with ROOTA at the United Nations Environment Assembly
World Food Forum (WFF) Flagship Event [2023]
Our Impact
In 2023, a ROOTA representative participated in the WWF Flagship Event focused on Agrifood systems transformation accelerates climate action.
ROOTA presented on "Transforming Vacant Land into Greenhouses - focused on our Greenhouse project and its impact!"
ROOTA CONSULTATIVE STATUS - ECOSOC [2023]
UNEP ROOTA Delegates [2022]
ROOTA - UNEP - YOUTH [2022]
Two students, Grace from Kenya and Alejandro from Ecuador, were sponsored by ROOTA to attend the Children and Youth Major Group Conference in Nairobi.
Delegates were regularly engaging in negotiations with the United Nations Environmental Association (UNEA) and expressing their voice and concerns regarding the environment. While over 2,400 applicants were interested in this unique opportunity, funding was available for 30 youth delegates to go to the UNEA. Through a very competitive process, the top qualified environmental advocates from all over the world are identified, including Grace and Alejandro.
UNEA 5.2's overall theme was, “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”. It took place in a hybrid format in Nairobi from 28 February to 2 March, 2022. This platform creates a space for youth to come together to meaningfully discuss environmental policies and conservation processes in the UN system.
The youth are the future and the future is now! ROOTA supports these youth to voice their community's or global environmental.
Likewise the valuable work accomplished by the Zabaleen in Mokhatam and their meticulous process of sifting through materials, which they have been doing for years to address their social needs, lack of education and social stigma, and environmental
- reduce, reuse, and recycle.
YOUTH VOICE THEIR CONCERNS AT UNEA
"Happy to have a voice heard regarding policies at UNEP" -Alejandro
UNEP ACCREDITATION
Rising Out Of The Ashes (ROOTA) has been successfully accredited to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) of UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) since 2021.
UNEP accreditation provides ROOTA observer status to the Assembly and its subsidiary bodies according to Rule 70 of the rules of procedure of the United Nations Environment Assembly of UNEP. Accreditation brings many advantages to ROOTA with respect to participating in the work of UNEP's Governing Bodies, such as the UNEA and the Committee of Permanent Representatives.
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