UNEA-Accredited Faith-based Organisations: Platform for Enhanced Coordination

As of June 2022, there are 58 accredited faith-based organisations to UNEA, classified within the NGO Major Group. Accredited FBOs account for approximately 10% of the total accredited organisations. At the ‘Faith for Earth Dialogue at UNEA 5.2’ and through the Regional Multistakeholder Consultations of Stockholm+50, Faith-based Organisation (FBOs) called for greater integration and coordination among accredited FBOs and between Major Groups and Stakeholders. UNEP Faith for Earth was requested to facilitate the effective engagement of accredited FBOs before, during, and after UNEA and to harness the collective power of FBOs in environmental sustainability. The Steering Committee presents FBOs with a platform to also coordinate engagement and messages made via civil society mechanisms across the UN System, noting that they are active in several spaces, relevant to UNEP Faith for Earths strategic objectives.