{"id":95712,"date":"2026-03-31T14:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=95712"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:51:30","slug":"20-cities-towards-zero-waste-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/20-cities-towards-zero-waste-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative Latest News<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Varkala has been named in the inaugural 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an initiative led by the <\/span><b>UN Secretary-General\u2019s Advisory Board on Zero Waste<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with support from <\/span><b>UN-Habitat and the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-environment-programme-unep\/\" target=\"_blank\">UN Environment Programme<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (UNEP).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It highlights cities demonstrating ambitious and <\/span><b>innovative approaches to reducing waste,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> advancing circular economy solutions, and building more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive urban systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>It aims to<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognize city leadership and innovation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote exchange of good practices and lessons learned<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspire other cities to accelerate their transition toward zero waste<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support implementation of circular economy approaches at the local level<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about United Nations Environment Programme<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the leading global <\/span><b>authority on the environment.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>founded in 1972<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after a UN General Assembly resolution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Mandate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was conceived to monitor the state of the environment and coordinate responses to the world\u2019s greatest environmental challenges.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nairobi, Kenya.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Functions<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>develops and supports global environmental treaties<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as the CBD, CITES, and Minamata Convention.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Hosts secretariats of major environmental conventions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and supports the negotiation of new environmental agreements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>publishes authoritative research and assessments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including the Global Environment Outlook and Emissions Gap Report.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports <\/span><b>developing countries with environmental capacity building<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, funding, and technical assistance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/press-release\/un-advisory-board-names-20-city-leaders-zero-waste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UNEP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative is an initiative led by the UN Secretary-General\u2019s Advisory Board on Zero Waste, with support from UN-Habitat and the UN Environment Programme 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