United Nations Environment Programme

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The United Nations Environment Programme is the leading global authority on environmental issues within the UN system, coordinating international efforts on climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development.

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instanceOf United Nations programme
environmental organization
coFounded Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
cooperatesWith World Meteorological Organization
coordinates United Nations environmental activities
country Kenya
fieldOfWork biodiversity
chemicals and waste management
climate change
environmental assessment
environmental governance
environmental protection
oceans and seas
resource efficiency
sustainable development
foundedAsResultOf 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm
foundedBy United Nations
governingBody United Nations Environment Assembly
hasAbbreviation United Nations Environment Programme self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNEP
hasMainMission inspire, inform and enable nations and peoples to improve quality of life without compromising that of future generations
provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment
headquartersCountry Kenya
headquartersLocation Nairobi
inception 1972
legalForm UN programme
locatedIn United Nations Office at Nairobi
officialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
organizes United Nations Environment Assembly
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf United Nations development system
predecessor United Nations Conference on the Human Environment outcomes
publishes Emissions Gap Report
surface form: Adaptation Gap Report

Emissions Gap Report
Global Environment Outlook reports
role leading global environmental authority within the UN system
promotes coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the UN system
sets global environmental agenda
shortName United Nations Environment Programme self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNEP
supportsTreaty Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Convention on Biological Diversity
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
website https://www.unep.org

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U.N. Environment Programme Global 500 Award administeredBy United Nations Environment Programme
U.N. Environment Programme Global 500 Award presentedBy United Nations Environment Programme
U.N. Environment Programme Global 500 Award sponsor United Nations Environment Programme