The UN HeForShe campaign - that aims to engage men as agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women's rights - was launched, Monday, at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) with personal commitments made by Heads of UN Agencies to advance gender equality and women's empowerment.

UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner signed up to the campaign and delivered a keynote address where he talked about the importance of creating fair and equitable opportunities for women, describing how environmental conditions impact the lives of women who remain on the frontline of major challenges and who are also agents for positive change in the fight against climate change and other environmental challenges..