The United Nations Inter-Agency Issue-Based Coalition (IBC) on Environment and Climate Change for Europe and Central Asia was established in March 2020. The IBC consists of 18 members from the UN family: FAO, ILO, IOM, ITU, OHCHR, UN Habitat, UN Women, UNDP, UNDRR, UNECE, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFCCC, UNICEF, UNOPS, WFP, WHO and WMO. For more information about the IBC and its previous meetings, please visit the website.

In this meeting the IBC co-leads will give an update on IBC activities conducted during the first trimester of 2023 and share plans for the second half of 2023. The members will be asked to identify their possible role in organizing the IBC workshop to support UNCTs in priority areas.