The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Millennium Campaign recently launched a brochure entitled ‘Stand Up for the Ozone Layer and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”. The brochure was presented yesterday,Thursday 11 November during a side event of the 22nd Meeting of the Parties in Bangkok. The pocket size brochure the explains in a simple language how protecting the ozone layer can also contribute to the achievements of the MDGs by the 2015 target, as well as how each group of people in the society can contribute to ozone layer protection. It also gives some examples of the successful initiatives under the Montreal Protocol which contribute to the MDGs both at the global level and in Asia and the Pacific Region.