United Nations Environment Programme Legal Specialist Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Environment Programme Legal Specialist Jobs in Kenya;The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

The UNEP Law Division is the lead division responsible for carrying out UNEP's functions in the field of environmental law, governance, and related policy issues, including matters relating to multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). To fulfil its mandate, the Law Division works to promote the progressive development of environmental law, support States in developing and implementing legal, institutional, and policy frameworks to address environmental challenges, facilitate cooperation and coordination among MEAs, support Parties in implementing treaty obligations, and foster policy dialogue on international environmental law and governance.

UNEP has been working to create enabling conditions that accelerate the transition towards circular and sustainable economies and contribute to the prevention and reduction of pollution. In this context, the development and implementation of effective legal, policy, and institutional frameworks are critical to achieving a just and sustainable transition.

The Pollution Section of the Law Division works closely with UNEP's Industry and Economy Division to support legislative, regulatory, and institutional reforms in priority sectors, including chemicals and waste, plastics, textiles, and minerals. The Section also contributes to the implementation of relevant resolutions and decisions adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and provides legal support on pollution-related matters.

The Pollution Section seeks to engage an international individual contractor to support its legal and policy work on pollution-related issues, with a particular focus on chemicals and waste management. The international individual contractor will contribute to the Section's efforts to provide technical legal assistance and capacity-building support to developing countries and countries with economies in transition undertaking policy, regulatory, and institutional reforms.

This work will support, inter alia, the implementation of the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste (GFC), adopted by the Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management in September 2023, and advance broader efforts to promote sustainable and sound chemicals and waste management throughout their lifecycle.

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