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This included proposals for one-stop access points, support centers, expertise-on-demand, and stronger links between global agreements and delivery at regional and national levels."},{"key":"environmental-governance","label":"Environmental Governance Coherence","description":"Many speakers addressed how to make the UN's environmental architecture more coherent across UNEP, UNEA, multilateral environmental agreements, and other bodies. This included discussion of stronger coordination, possible consolidation of some smaller conventions, and the need to respect existing legal mandates and party-driven governance."},{"key":"humanitarian-supply-chains","label":"Humanitarian Supply Chains","description":"Participants highlighted integrated humanitarian procurement, logistics, freight, and in-country delivery as a high-impact reform area. 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