United Nations Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme is the leading global authority on the environment within the UN system. It sets the environmental agenda and supports countries in carrying out environmental commitments.

When companies damage the deep ocean through mining or dump toxic waste — often in poorer countries — the question of who pays, and how, is frequently unresolved. Delegates will debate how corporations can be held legally responsible and what binding reparations to affected communities and ecosystems could look like.