United Nations Environment Assembly
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The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on environmental issues, bringing together all UN member states to set global environmental policies and priorities.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations body
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environmental governance body → |
| acronym |
UNEA
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| adopts |
decisions
→
ministerial declarations → resolutions → |
| aimsTo |
address global environmental challenges
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promote sustainable development → strengthen international environmental governance → |
| convenesEvery |
two years
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| fieldOfWork |
environment
→
international environmental governance → multilateral environmental agreements → sustainable development → |
| firstMeeting |
2014
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| firstMeetingLocation |
Nairobi
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| formedFrom |
Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme
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| hasMember |
United Nations member states
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accredited major groups and stakeholders → intergovernmental organizations → observer states → |
| headquartersLocation |
Kenya
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Nairobi → |
| hostOrganization |
United Nations Environment Programme
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| inception |
2012
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| includes |
multi-stakeholder dialogues
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science-policy dialogues → |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| legalBasis |
United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/213
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| meetingFrequency |
biennial
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| meetsAt |
United Nations Office at Nairobi
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| memberOf |
United Nations system
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| organizes |
high-level segment for ministers and heads of delegation
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| parentOrganization |
United Nations
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United Nations Environment Programme → |
| replaced |
Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme
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| reportsTo |
United Nations General Assembly
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| role |
sets global environmental policies and priorities
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world’s highest-level decision-making body on environmental matters → |
| scope |
global
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| shortName |
UNEA
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| website |
https://www.unep.org/environmentassembly
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| worksWith |
Conference of the Parties to multilateral environmental agreements
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
United Nations Environment Assembly
("UNEA")
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acronym |
|
United Nations Environment Assembly
("Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme")
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formedFrom |
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United Nations Environment Programme
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governingBody |
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United Nations Environment Programme
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organizes |
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Global Environment Outlook reports
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relatedTo |
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United Nations Environment Assembly
("UNEA")
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shortName |