Narrative
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Project narrative
In 2016, the Chinese Government pledged to contribute $200 million to the United Nations over a ten year period. The United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund (UNPDF) was established to channel these earmarked funds to specific projects in coordination with the UN. The UNPDF is divided into two sub-funds: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund and The Secretary-General's Peace and Security Sub-Fund. Approved in 2022 by UNPDF, USD $1,478,599 was allocated from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund to 1) enhance the capacity of nine Asia-Pacific countries ( Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Samoa, Thailand, Viet Nam) to identify existing information on the status and trends and drivers of plastic pollution, as well as information gaps in data and legislation, in order to develop and/or update, and plan to implement, monitor and report on National Action Plans to reduce plastic pollution, increase the capacity and information exchange at the regional level to align and collaborate on the development and updating of adopted National Action Plans through South-South and Triangular cooperation; 2) provide best practices and technical guidance to governments and businesses of three Asia-Pacific countries to design and implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme with a focus on high-impact sectors related to plastics to reduce plastic pollution; 3) 3) Integrate the plastic agenda into national development priorities of CCAs and UNSDCFs, through enhancing the capacity of UN Regional Commissions and UN Country teams. The implementing entity is UNEP. Collaobrating parters are UNDP, ESCAP, RCOs, UNCTs, and national governments. The project's scheduled duration is May 2023 - April 2026.
Staff comments
1. The UNPDF reference number for this project is PDF-SDG-2022-05. 2. The commitment date is estimated based upon the project's year of approval.