Resolution on institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation

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The "Resolution on institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation" is a foundational United Nations decision that established key structures and funding mechanisms—most notably paving the way for the creation of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)—to coordinate global efforts to address environmental issues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution
international environmental agreement
adoptedAt 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm
surface form: United Nations Conference on the Human Environment follow‑up
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionYear 1972
aimsTo coordinate international action on environmental problems
mobilize financial resources for environmental protection in developing countries
strengthen institutional capacity for global environmental management
authorizedCreationOf United Nations Environment Programme
category United Nations environmental policy document
concerns environmental protection
sustainable development
countryOfOrigin United Nations
created Environment Fund
definesMandateOf United Nations Environment Programme
designated Environment Coordination Board
Environment Secretariat
Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme
established United Nations Environment Programme
establishedFundingMechanismFor international environmental activities
field international environmental law
international organization law
followedFrom Stockholm Declaration
surface form: Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment
hasEffectOn financing of international environmental programmes
structure of the UN environmental system
hasLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
implementedThrough Environment Fund projects
United Nations Environment Programme activities
influenced subsequent multilateral environmental agreements
legalStatus non‑binding resolution
mainSubject environmental financing
environmental governance
international environmental cooperation
partOf early United Nations environmental regime
providesFor governing body for global environmental policy within the UN
voluntary contributions to the Environment Fund
recognizedNeedFor central coordinating body for environmental matters in the UN
stable financial support for environmental cooperation
relatedToEvent 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm
surface form: United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
scope global
typeOfInstrument institutional and financial arrangement

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1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm adoptedDocument Resolution on institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation