The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has extended environmentalist and actor-producer Dia Mirza’s term as its National Goodwill Ambassador for another two years till the end of 2022.
Dia Mirza has contributed and taken an active part in the campaign “Beat the Pollution”. She has made significant contributions towards World Environment Day celebrations, Circular fashions, and other UNEP campaigns.
Under Beat the Pollution Campaign India works to become completely free from single-use plastics by 2022.
UNEP was established on 5 June 1972. It is headquartered at Nairobi, Kenya. It is responsible to coordinate the UN’s environmental activities.
It also assists developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. UNEP also provides funds and implements specific environmental development projects worldwide including reforestation and wetlands restoration.
