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ORGANIZATION PROFILE
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CONTENTS
1.
2. GOVERNANCE
UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE FUNCTION
3.
MILESTONES 1972-2005
4.
UNEP AROUND THE WORLD
UNEP STRUCTURE
UNEP IN ACTION
5.
UNEP FUNDING
6.
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
MISSION STATEMENT
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)
MEMBER STATES OF THE UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL 2006-2009
GLOBAL MINISTERIAL ENVIRONMENT FORUM
COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES
A BRIEF HISTORY OF UNEP
ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT
UNEPS RESPONSIBILITIES
UNEPS OBJECTIVES
UNEPS PRIORITIES
EARLY WARNING AND ASSESSMENT
TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
REGIONAL COOPERATION
ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS
COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY COORDINATION
UNEP RESOURCES
UNEP STAFFUNEP ADDRESSES
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Toprovideleadershipand
encouragepartnershipin
caringfortheenvironment
byinspiring,informing,and
enablingnationsandpeoples
toimprovetheirqualityoflifewithoutcompromisingthatoffuturegenerations.
1MISSIONSTATEMENT
DavidCollier/UNEP
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UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)
UNEPistheUnitedNationssystemsdesignatedentityforaddressingenvironmentalissuesat
theglobalandregionallevel. Itsma nda teistocoordinate thedevelopmentofenvironmental
policyconsensusbykeepingthegloba lenvironmentunderreviewa ndbringingemergingissues
totheattentionofgovernmentsandtheinternationalcommunityfora ction. Themandatea nd
objectivesofUNEPemanatefrom:
UNGeneralAssemblyresolution2997(XXVII)of15December1972;
Agenda21, adoptedat theUNConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopment(the
EarthSummit)in1992;
theNairobiDeclarat ionontheRoleandMandateofUNEP,adoptedbytheUNEP
GoverningCouncilin1997;
theMalmMinisterialDeclarationandtheUNMillenniumDeclaration,adoptedin2000;and
recommendationsrelatedtointernationalenvironmentalgovernanceapprovedbythe
2002WorldSummitonSusta inableDevelopmenta ndthe2005WorldSummit.
2GOVERNANCE
THE UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL
TheUNEP GoverningCouncilreportstotheUNGeneralAssemblythroughtheEconomic
andSocialCouncil. Its58 membersareelectedbytheGeneralAssemblyforfour-year
terms,takingintoaccounttheprincipleofequitableregionalrepresentation:
16seatsforAfrica nSta tes.
13seatsforAsianSta tes.
6sea tsforEa sternEuropea nSta tes.
10sea ts forLa tinAmericanand CaribbeanSta tes . 13sea ts forWes ternEuropeanand otherSta tes.
SandaKan,JanSchilthuizen/UNEP
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governance
MEMBER STATES OF THE
UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL 2006-2009
Algeria ** Indonesia **Angola ** Islamic Republic of Iran *Antigua and Barbuda ** Israel *Argentina ** Japan **Australia ** Kazakhstan *Austria ** Kenya **Bahamas * Kyrgyzstan *Bangladesh * Mexico *Belgium ** Monaco *Botswana ** Morocco *Brazil * Netherlands *
Bulgaria * Pakistan **Burkina Faso * Poland *Burundi ** Republic of Korea **Cameroon * Romania **Canada ** Russian Federation **Cape Verde * Saudi Arabia *Chile ** Senegal *China ** Somalia *Colombia * South Africa **Costa Rica * Sweden *Czech Republic ** Thailand **Democratic Republic of the Turkey *Congo ** Tuvalu *France ** Uganda **Germany ** United Kingdom of Great BritainGhana * and Northern Ireland *Haiti ** United Republic of Tanzania *Hungary * United States of America **India * Uruguay **
* Members whose termsexpireon3lDecember2007.
** Members whose termsexpireon3lDecember2009.
ThyPhuongNguyenHoang/UNEP
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SamZydel/UNEP
SipadanSprit/UNEP
GLOBAL MINISTERIAL ENVIRONMENT FORUM
In1999,theUNGeneralAssemblyendorseda
proposaltoinstituteana nnualministeria l-level
globalenvironmentalforum,inwhichparticipants
canreviewimportantandemergingpolicyissuesin
thefieldoftheenvironment. TheGloba lMinisteria l
EnvironmentForum(GMEF),whichmeetsannually
aspartoftheUNEPGoverningCouncilsregular
andspecialsessions,hasgreatlyenhancedUNEPs
capacitytoidentifyandevolveconsensuson
currentandemergingenvironmentalchallenges.
Thefi rstGMEF, whichmet inMay20 00inMalm,Sweden,issuedtheMalmDeclaration,bringing
themajorenvironmentalchallengesofthe21st
centurytotheattentionofthe55thsessionofthe
UNGeneralAssembly.AttheMillenniumSummit,
whichmarkedthecommencementofthe55th
UNGeneralAssembly,worldleadersadoptedthe
MillenniumDeclarationwhichincludesasetof
time-boundobjectives,collectivelyknownasthe
MillenniumDevelopmentGoa ls,w hichincludethe
goalofensuringenvironmentalsustainability.
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Council.
Councilin1997,includes:
review ing, monitoring and assessing the
implementationofGoverningCouncilDecisions
matters;
andbudgetduringtheirpreparationbythe
Secretariat;
review inga ndma kingrecommenda tions
theGoverningCouncilontheeffectiveness,
workoftheSecretariat;
theGoverningCouncilbasedoninputsfromthe
Secretariat.
governance
UNEP
JosephJaszewskiUNEP
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COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES
TheCommitteeofPermanentRepresenta tivesw as
establishedasasubsidiaryorganoftheUNEPGoverning
Itsmandate,asdefinedbytheUNEPGoverning
onadministrative,budgetaryandprogramme
reviewingthedraftprogrammeofwork
onreportsrequestedoftheSecretariatby
efficiencyandtransparencyofthefunctionsand
preparingdraftdecisionsforconsiderationby
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EXECUTIVE FUNCTION
TheExecutiveDirectorofUNEPisresponsiblefora lltheactivitiesof theSecretaria t,
includingitsa dministration. TheExecutiveDirectorprovidesenvironmenta lpolicyleadershipwithintheworldcommunityandidentifiesemergingenvironmentalissues
ofglobalsignificancefortheattentionofgovernmentsandotherpartners.
TheExecutiveDirectorprovidesma nagementoversighta ndleadershiptoUNEP
anddirectstheimplementationoftheUNEPprogrammeofwork,whichisdecided
bytheUNEPGoverningCouncil. Asw ella soverseeingtheorganizationsw ork,
theExecutiveDirectorpromotescloselinksw ithUNEP spa rtners, including
governments,UNbodiesandinternationalorganizations,non-governmental
organizationsandprivatesectorentities.
TheOfficeof theExecutiveDirectorcoordinatesanextensivescheduleof
appointmentsandvisitswiththepurposeofraisingglobalawarenessaboutthe
importanceofenvironmentfordevelopmenta ndthew orkofUNEP. TheExecutive
Directorsspokespersona ndtheDivisionofCommunica tionsa ndPublicInforma tion
(DCPI)implementaproactivemediastrategyinclosecollaborationwithinformation
officersstationedinUNEPssixregionaloffices.
TheExecutiveDirectorisa ssisted intheperforma nceofhisorherfunctionsby
a DeputyExecutiveDirector,whoa dvisestheExecutiveDirectoronsubsta ntive
matters,a nda ssistsinstrategicplanningand thedevelopmentofma nagementtools
andinstrumentstoenhanceUNEPsperformanceinitsoverallmission.
TheDeputyExecutiveDirectorma nages theEnvironmentP rogramme, supervising
alldivisionsandregionaloffices,andisdirectlyresponsibleforthemechanisms
forcoordinatingandmonitoringtheimplementa tionofUNEPsprogrammeofw ork
andthe variousa ctivitiesea rmarkedforsupportbydonors. TheDeputyExecutive
DirectoralsomanagestheprojectapprovalprocessandcoordinationofUNEPs
projectportfolioswiththeUNFoundationandotherprivatesectorpartners,aswell
astheUNDevelopmentAccount.
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AchimSteiner
UNEPExecutiveDirector
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FROM STOCKHOLM TO RIO, 1972-1992
UNEPwasestablishedafterthe1972UNConferenceontheHuman
Environment,heldinStockholm,Sweden,proposedthecreationofaglobal
bodytoact astheenvironmentalconscienceoftheUNsystem. Inresponse,
theUNGeneralAssemblyadoptedResolution2997on15December,1972creating:
theUNEPGoverningCouncil, composedof58nationselected
forfour-yeartermsbytheUNGeneralAssembly,responsiblefor
assessingthestateoftheglobalenvironment,establishingUNEP's
programmepriorities,andapprovingthebudget;
theUNEPSecretariat , withitsheadquartersinNairobi, Kenya, to
provideafocalpointforenvironmentalactionandcoordination
withintheUNsystem,headedbyanExecutiveDirector,withthe
rankofUNUnder-Secretary-General;and
avoluntaryEnvironmentFundtofinanceUNEPsenvironmental
initiatives,tobesupplementedbytrustfundsandfundsallocatedbytheUNregularbudget.
3ABRIEFHISTORYOFUNEP
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It
promptedagrowingbodyofresearchthathasgreatlyimprovedunderstanding
andawarenessofcriticalenvironmentalissuesoverthepastthree-plus
decades,a nditprovidedtheimpetusfornewnationa l, regionaland
internationa lenvironmentallegislationworldwide.
Inthesubsequenttwodecades,aproliferationofenvironmentalconferences
endangeredspecies,controllingthemovementofha zardousw as tes,a nd
Themost successfuland w ell-known
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TheStockholmConferencema rkedtheformalacceptanceby theinternationa l
communitythatdevelopmentandtheenvironmentareinextricablylinked.
andconventionsaddressedvariousenvironmentalissues,includingconserving
reversingthedepletionoftheozonelayer.
conventionfromthisperiodwasthe1987MontrealProtocoloftheVienna
ConventionfortheProtectionoftheOzoneLayer, anexampleofinterna tional
environmenta lcooperationw hoseinspirationreverberates tothisda y.
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InthesameyearthattheMontrealProtocolw ass igned, theWorld
CommissiononEnvironmentand
Developmentpublisheditsreport
Our Common Future. Itwasinthis
reportthattheconceptofsustainable
developmentwasclearlydefined.
Sustainabledevelopment,saidthe
report,isdevelopmentthatmeets
theneedsofthepresentwithout
compromisingtheabilityoffuture
generationstomeettheirownneeds.
Thereporta lsowent furtherthana ny
beforeinlinkingenvironmentand
development. InthewordsofGro
HarlemBrundtland,thecommissions
chairman:Environmentiswhereweall
live;anddevelopmentiswhatwealldo
inattemptingtoimproveourlotwithin
thata bode. Thetwoareinseparable.
abriefhistoryofunep
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In1992,theUNConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopmenttheEarthSummitwasconvenedinRiodeJaneiro,Brazil,bringing
togetheranunprecedentednumberofrepresentativesfrom
governments,c ivilsociety, andtheprivate sector. Thepurposeofthe
EarthSummitw astoexamineprogressma desinceStockholm,and to
elaboratestrategiesa ndmeasurestohaltand reversetheeffectsof
environmentaldegradationinthecontextofstrengthenednationaland
internationaleffortstopromotesustainableandenvironmentallysound
developmentinallcountries.
TheEarthSummitgenerateda ta ngiblesenseofoptimismtha t
momentumwa sa tlastbeingcreated forgloba lcha nge. Itga ve
birthto twoma jorconventionstheUNFramew orkConventionon
ClimateChangeandtheConventiononBiologicalDiversityandsaw
thecreationoftheUNCommissiononSustainableDevelopment.
TheRioDeclarationreaffirmedthe principlesfi rstelaborated in
Stockholmtwentyyearsearlier,whileAgenda21gavetheworldan
actionprogrammeforbuildingsustainabledevelopmentintothe21st
century. Withitsgroundbreakingsynthesisofsocia l,economica nd
environmentalelementsintoasinglepolicyframework,Agenda21
gavenewimpetusandimportancetotheworkofUNEP.
Long/UNEP
Paulo/UNEP
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THE MILLENNIUM VISION: 2000 AND BEYOND
Throughoutthe1990s, theprinciplesofsusta inabledevelopment
werereaffirmeda tnumerousinterna tiona lconferences. Theimpetus
ofAgenda21wasseenintheincreasedinvolvementofcivilsocietyin
promotingsustainabledevelopmentandinprivatesectorinitiativesto
improveenvironmentalperformance,suchastheGlobalCompactand
theGloba lReportingInitia tive. However,thesameperioda lsosaw a
measurableincreaseinglobaltemperaturesandweather-relatednatural
disasters. Bytheturnofthemillennium,thehumanpopulationhad
reached6billion,expertswerewarningofanimpendingwatercrisis,
fisherieswerecollapsing,biodiversitydeclining,andglobalwarmingwas
widelyacceptedasafact.
In1972,andagainin1992,theworldsgovernmentshaddeclared
theircommitmenttotheprinciplesofsusta inabledevelopment. Asthe
newmillenniumapproached,thatcommitmentcameunderincreasingscrutiny. InMay20 00 , UNEP convenedthefirstGloba lMinisteria l
EnvironmentForum, inMalm,Sw eden. OneoftheForumsfunctions
wastosendastrongmessagetotheUNGeneralAssembly,whichwas
duetorevisitthesustainabledevelopmentdebateattheMillennium
SummitinSeptember2000.
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TheForumsMalmDeclara tionnoteswithdeepconcernthat
theenvironmentandthenaturalresourcebasethatsupports
lifeonEarthcontinuetodeteriora tea ta na la rmingrate and
that thereisa na la rmingdiscrepancybetweencommitments
and ac tion inrela tiontosustainab ledevelopment. TheUN
Secretary-GeneralsreporttotheMillenniumSummitwas
equa llyfrank. Thecha llengesofsusta inabledevelopment
simplyoverwhelmtheadequacyofourresponses,hewrote.
Withsomehonourableexceptions,ourresponsesaretoofew,
toolittleandtoolate.
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Thenewmillenniumha spresented
UNEPwithmanynewchallenges
SummitonSustainableDevelopment
PlanofImplementationemphasized
thecentralityoftheenvironmentto
humankindsdevelopmentandtheintegral
reinforcedwhentheUNEPGoverning
whichmandatesUNEPtoimplement
programmesatnationallevel.
Theprincipaloutcome oftheMillenniumSummitw astheMillennium
boundobjectivesandmeasurabletargetscollectivelyknownastheMillenniumDevelopmentGoa ls. Environmentalsusta inabilityis
recognizedasamajorfactorunderlyingtheattainabilityofalltheother
goals.
addressingtheenvironmentaldimensionofsustainabledevelopment.
UNEP
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andopportunities. The20 02 World
rolethatUNEP ha stoplay. Then,in
February2005,UNEPsrolewasfurther
CouncilapprovedtheBaliStrategicPlan,
capacitybuildingandtechnologysupport
abriefhistoryofunep
Declaration,whichcontainedasetofinternationallyagreed,time
highlightedamongthegoalsasanobjectiveinitself,andiswidely
ThisunderstandingincreasinglyunderpinsUNEP sa pproachto
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DevelopmentGoals,Agenda21andtheJohannesburgPlan
theUNsystem,withapledgetoexplorethepossibilityofamore
coherentinstitutionalframeworktoaddressthisneedbuildingon
existinginstitutions.
MillenniumDevelopmentGoalswillseeUNEPcontinuetoprovide
largerfreedom.
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Fina lly, inSeptember2005 ,governmentsa tthe 2005World
SummitreaffirmedtheircommitmenttotheMillennium
ofImplementation.Furthermore, theyrecognizedtheneedfor
enhancingcoordination,improvingpolicyadviceandguidance,and
strengtheningscientificknowledge,assessmentandcooperationin
Thecrucialfina lyearsofthegloba lcommitmenttoa chievethe
essentialinformation,policyadviceandpracticalsupporttoUN
memberstatesastheyworktogethertofulfilthepromiseoftheUN
Charterofaworldofsocialprogressandbetterstandardsoflifein
P
epper
Etters/UNEP
JulieBurt/UNEP
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MILESTONES 1972-2005
1972:
1973:
1975:
1979:
1985:
1987:
1988:
assessinformationrelatedtohuman-inducedclimatechange
1989:
1991:
1992:
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Cortionullafeumni
abriefhistoryofunep
UNEPestablishedafterUNConferenceontheHumanEnvironment
ConventiononInternationalTradeinEnda ngeredSpeciesofWild
Fauna a ndFlora (CITES)
MediterraneanActionPlan:firstofthirteenregionalactionplans
undertheUNEPRegionalSeasprogrammeBonnConventiononMigratorySpecies
ViennaConventionfortheProtectionoftheOzoneLayer
MontrealProtocolonSubstancesthatDepletetheOzoneLayer
IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)establishedto
Ba selConventiononthe Transbounda ryMovementofHa zardous
Wastes
GlobalEnvironmentFacilityestablished
UNConferenceonEnvironmenta ndDevelopment(EarthSummit)
issuesRioDeclarationandAgenda211992: FrameworkConvent iononClimateChange
1992: Convent iononBiologicalDivers ity
1994: Convent ion toCombat Desert ifica tion
1995: GlobalProgrammeofAction(GPA)launchedtoprotectmarine
environmentfromland-basedsourcesofpollution
1998: RotterdamConventiononPriorInformedConsent
1 99 9: UNGloba lCompa ctla unched
LevanK
herkheulidze/UNEP
UNEP
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adipitverostoesendignaconvelit
ndremvelulputemodoodduisditalit
zzrillafeuisnimillamadionvendigna
mmoditnostoodolorercinvendionvero
tinutam,coremagnaauguedolum
euismodmodoloreetueraliquamet,con
2000: CartagenaProtocolonBiosafetyadoptedtoaddressissue
ofgeneticallymodifiedorganisms
2000: MalmDeclarat ion: acall toactiononinternational
environmenta lgovernancebythefirstGloba lMinisterial
EnvironmentForum
2000: MillenniumDeclaration:environmentalsustainabilitylisted
asoneofeightMillenniumDevelopmentGoa ls2001: ThirdIPCCAssessmentReportdetailstheextentof
human-inducedglobalwarming
2001: StockholmConventiononPersistentOrganicPollutants
(POPs)
2002: WorldSummitonSustainableDevelopmentreaffirms
UNEPscentralroleininternationaleffortstoachieve
sustainabledevelopment
2005: KyotoProtocolonclimatechangeentersintoforce
2005: BaliStrategicPlanforTechnologySupportandCapacityT
inaMarieDeLeon/UNEP
ResmiChandraSenan/UNEP
BuildingadoptedbyUNEPGoverningCouncilmandatingnationallevelsupporttodevelopingcountries
2005: MillenniumEcosystemAssessmenthighlightsthe
importanceofecosystemstohumanwell-being,andthe
extentofecosystemdecline
2005: 2005WorldSummita greestoexplorea morecoherent
institutionalframeworksystem forinternationa l
environmentalgovernance
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4ENVIRONMENTFORDEVELOPMENTUNEPS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: Promotinginternationa lcoopera tioninthe
fieldoftheenvironmentandrecommending
appropriatepolicies.
Monitoringthesta tusofthegloba l
environmentandgatheringanddisseminatingenvironmenta linforma tion.
Cata lyzingenvironmentala wa renessand
actiontoaddressmajorenvironmental
threatsamonggovernments,theprivate
sectorandcivilsociety.
FacilitatingthecoordinationofUNactivities
onmattersconcernedwiththeenvironment,
andensuring,throughcooperation,liaison
andparticipation,thattheiractivitiestake
environmentalconsiderationsintoaccount. Developingregionalprogrammes for
environmentalsustainability.
Helping,uponrequest,environment
ministriesa ndotherenvironmental
authorities,inparticularindeveloping
countriesandcountrieswitheconomies
intransition,toformulateandimplement
environmentalpolicies.
Providingcountry-levelenvironmenta l
capacitybuildingandtechnologysupport.
Helpingtodevelopinternationalenvironmenta llaw, andprovidingexpert
adviceonthedevelopmentanduseof
environmentalconceptsandinstruments.
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THE MAJOR RESULTS OF UNEP ACTIVITIES: Interna tiona l arra ngementstoenha nce
environmentalprotection.
Periodica ssessmentsa nd scientifica lly
soundforecaststosupportdecisionmaking
andinternationalconsensusonthemain
environmentalthreatsandresponsestothem.
Support for more effective na tiona l and
internationa lresponsestoenvironmental
threats,includingpolicyadvicetogovernments,multilateralorganizationsandothersto
strengthenenvironmentalprotectionand
incorporateenvironmentalconsiderationsinto
thesustainabledevelopmentprocess.
Moreeffectivecoordinat ionofenvironmental
matterswithintheUNsystem.
Grea tera wa renessa ndca pa cityfor
environmentalmanagementamong
governments,theprivatesectorandcivilsociety.
B etter understa nding of the nexus betw een
environmentandhumansecurity,poverty
eradication,andpreventingandmitigating
naturaldisasters.
UNEP HAS FIVE PRIORITY AREAS:Environmentalassessmentandearlywarning.
Developmentofpolicyinstruments.
Enhancedcoordinationwithenvironmentalconventions.
Technology transfer.
SupporttoAfrica.
PeiJunZheng/UNEP
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UNEP AROUND THE WORLD
UNEP sglobalba seisinNairobi,Kenya. ItisoneofonlytwoUNprogrammes
headquarteredinthedevelopingworld(theotherisUNEPssisteragencyUN
HABITAT, which isa lsoloca ted inNairobi). Beingba sedinAfrica givesUNEP a
first-handunderstandingoftheenvironmentalissuesfacingdevelopingcountries.
UNEPsglobalandcross-sectoraloutlookisreflectedinitsorganizational
structure,itsactivitiesa nditspersonnel. UNEPsta ffcomefromnearly100
countries. Aboutone-thirdofUNEP sa pproximately1, 000sta ffliveandw orkin
Nairobi;themajorityarelocatedaroundtheworldinmorethan28citiesin25
countries.
UNEPha sa ma joroffice inParis, France, w hereitsDivisionofTechnology,
IndustryandEconomics(DTIE)ishea dq uartered. UNEP DTIEa lsohasbranches
inGeneva,Switzerland,andOsaka,Japan.
UNEPisrepresentedacrosstheglobebysixregionaloffices:
Africa :Na irobi,Kenya .
As ia and thePacific: Bangkok, Tha iland .
Europe: Geneva ,Sw itzerla nd. LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean:MexicoCity,Mexico.
NorthAmerica : WashingtonDC, USA.
WestAsia :Ma na ma ,B ahra in.
environmentfordevelopment
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Inaddition,UNEPha sa noffice inNew York, USA, toprovidelia isonwiththeUN
GeneralAssemblya ndSecretaria t. Offices inAddisAba ba ,Ethiopia , Brussels,
Belgium, andCa iro,Egypt,respectivelyprovidelia isonwiththe AfricanUnion, the
EuropeanUnionandthe ArabLeague. UNEP a lsohascountry-levelliaisonoffices
inBrasilia,Brazil,Beijing,ChinaandMoscow,Russia.
UNEPsupportsagrowingnetworkofcentresofexcellencesuchastheUNEP
CollaboratingCentreonEnergyandEnvironment(UCCEE),theGlobalResource
Informa tionDa taba se(GRID)centresa ndthe UNEPWorldConservationMonitoring
Centre(UNEP-WCMC).
UNEPcooperatescloselywithanincreasingnumberofglobalandregional
multilateralenvironmenta lagreements. TheUNEP-administeredenvironmenta l
conventionsinclude:
theSecretariatoftheViennaConventionfortheProtectionoftheOzone
Layer(OzoneSecretaria t),inNairobi,Kenya;
theMultilateralFundoftheMontrealProtocol,inMontreal, Canada;
theConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesofWildFauna
andFlora(CITES), inGeneva ,Sw itzerland;
theConventiononBiologicalDiversity,inMontreal, Canada;
theConventionontheConservationofMigratorySpeciesofWildAnimals,inBonn,Germany,whichincludestheAgreementontheConservationof
African-EurasianMigratoryWaterbirds,theAgreementontheConservation
ofPopulationsofEuropeanBats,andtheAgreementontheConservationof
SmallCetaceansoftheBalticandNorthSeas;
theBaselConventionontheTransboundaryMovementofHazardousand
OtherWastes, inGeneva, Switzerland;
theStockholmConventiononPersistentOrganicPollutants(POPs),in
Geneva,Switzerland;
theRotterdamConventiononPriorInformedConsent,inGeneva,
Switzerland; s ixRegionalSeasConventionsandActionPlans.
ThienAnhHuynh/UNEP
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Office of the
Executive DirectorExecutive Director Spokesperson
Office of the Deputy
Executive Director
Ombudsman
Deputy Executive Director
Secretariat for
Governing Bodies
Programme
Coordination and
Management
Resource
Mobilisation
Evaluation and
Oversight
Secretariat of the
Basel Convention
Secretariat of the
Convention on BiologicalDiversity (CBD)
Secretariat of the
Convention on
International Trade in
Endangered Species
(CITES)
Secretariat of the
Convention on Migratory
Species (CMS)
Ozone Secretariat
Secretariat of the the
Multilateral Fund for the
Implementation of the
Montreal Protocol
Interim Secretariat of the
Rotterdam Convention
on PIC, together with
FAO
Interim Secretariat of the
Stockholm Convention
on POPs
Division of
Early
Warning and
Assessment
Division of
Policy
Development
and Law
Division of
Environmental
Policy
Implementation
Division of
Technology,
Industry and
Economics
Division of
Regional
Cooperation
Division of
Environmental
Conventions
Division of
Communications
and Public
Information
Division of
Global
Environment
Facility
Coordination
UNEP STRUCTURE
environmentfordevelopment
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UNEP IN ACTION
UNEPisthevoicefortheenvironmentintheUNsystem. It
isa na dvoca te,educa tor,ca talystand facilitator,promoting
thewiseuseoftheplanetsna tura la ssetsforsusta inable
development. Theorganizat ionw orksw ithmanypartners,
includingUNentities,internationalorganizations,national
governments,non-governmentalorganizations,business,
industry,themediaandcivilsociety.
UNEPsworkincludes: Assessing globa l, regiona l and na tiona l
environmentalconditionsandtrends.
Developing internat ionalandnat ionalenvironmental
agreementsandlegalinstruments.
S trengthening institutions for thewisemanagement
oftheenvironment.
Integra tingeconomic developmenta nd
environmentalprotection.
Facilita ting the transferofknowledgeandtechnology
forsustainabledevelopment.
Encoura ging new pa rtnerships and approa cheswithincivilsocietyandtheprivatesector.
UNEPsprogrammeofworktopromoteandfacilitatesound
environmentalmanagementforsustainabledevelopmentis
implementedbyeightdivisions:
Ea rlyWa rninga ndAssessment.
PolicyDevelopmenta ndLa w.
Environmenta l Policy Implementa tion.
Technology, Industry and Economics.
RegionalCoopera tion. Environmenta lConventions.
Communica tions and Public Informa tion.
GlobalEnvironment Facility(GEF)Coordinat ion.
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EARLY WARNING AND ASSESSMENT
UNEPsDivisionofEarlyWarningandAssessment
(DEWA)isresponsibleforanalyzingthestateof
theglobalenvironment,providingearlyw arning
informationandassessingglobalandregionalenvironmentaltrendstocatalyzeandpromote
internationalcooperationandactiononthe
environment.
DEWAprovidesgovernmentsandtheinternational
communitywithimprovedaccesstomeaningful
environmentaldataandinformationandpolicy
advice,andhelpstostrengthenthecapacityof
governmentstouseenvironmentalinformation
fordecisionmakingandplanningforsustainabledevelopment.
TheGloba lEnvironmentOutlook(GEO)assessment
processfacilitatestheinteractionbetweenscience
andpolicymaking.Ithasastrongcapacitybuilding
component,supportinggovernmentsandinstitutions
inallregionstoproducedataandinformationonthe
stateoftheenvironmentthatcanbeincorporated
intoassessmentsfromnationaltogloballevel.
TheUNEPWorldConserva tionMonitoring
Centreisthebiodiversityassessmentandpolicy
implementa tiona rmofUNEP. Itscoreworkis
managing,interpretingandanalyzingdataabout
biodiversityandecosystemstoprovideassessments
andpolicyanalysis,a ndma kingtheresultsa vailable
tonationalandinternationaldecisionmakersand
businesses.
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TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS
UNEPsDivisionofTechnology, IndustryandEconomics
(DTIE)workswithinterna tionalandnon-governmental
organizations,nationalandlocalgovernments,business
andindustrytodevelopandimplementpolicies,strategiesandpracticestha ta recleanera ndsa fer,incorpora te
environmentalcosts,usenaturalresourcesefficiently,reduce
pollutionandrisksforhumansandtheenvironment,and
enabletheimplementationofconventionsandinternational
agreements.
Thedivisionpromotessusta inableconsumptiona nd
productionpatternsandenergyandtransportpoliciesfor
sustainabledevelopment,andencouragesinvestmentin
renewableenergya ndenergyefficiency. TheOzonActionbranchsupportsthephaseoutofozone-depleting
substancesindevelopingcountriesandcountrieswith
economiesintransition,whiletheChemicalsbranch
ca talyzesgloba la ctionsandbuildsnationalca pacityforthe
soundmanagementofchemicalsandtheimprovementof
chemicalsafetyworldwide.
DTIEsEconomicsa ndTradebranchstrengthens theability
ofcountriestointegra teenvironmenta lconsiderationsinto
economicandtradepoliciesandpromotesthegreeningof
thefinancesector,whiletheInternationalEnvironmental
TechnologyCentre,ba sed inJ apan,implementsintegra ted
waste,wateranddisastermanagementprogrammes,
focusinginparticularonAsia.
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to enable governments and other members of the international
community to develop integrated and coherent policy responses
to environmental problems, to strengthen environmental law and
improve compliance with and enforcement of legal instruments.
DPDL analyzes, reviews and develops environment-related policies,
issues and events. It works to develop new and strengthen existing
legal, economic and policy instruments and institutional frameworks
policy coordination and information exchange within and outside
the UN system, and promoting the involvement of the private
environmental policy dialogue and development.
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POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND LAW
UNEPs Division of Policy Development and Law (DPDL) works
and articulates policy positions in response to emerging environmental
to make environmental policy more effective.
The divisions priorities also include enhancing environmental
sector, non-governmental organizations and major interest groups in
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Implementa tion(DEPI)w orksw ithinternationa l
implementationofenvironmentallawand
managementcapacityofdevelopingcountries
capacitybuildingandpolicyimplementation
topromoteimproveddecisionma king,planning
andmanagementofdamsandtheiralternatives.
DEPIalsocoordinatestheactivitiesoftheGlobal
MarineEnvironmentfromLand-basedActivities,
andhelpscountriestorespondtoenvironmental
naturalandhuman-madedisasters.
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
UNEPsDivisionofEnvironmentalPolicy
andnationalpartners,providingtechnical
assistanceand advisoryservicesforthe
policy, ands trengtheningtheenvironmental
andcountrieswitheconomiesintransition.
PracticalexamplesofDEPIsworktopromote
includetheGreatApesSurvivalProject(GRASP),
theInterna tionalCora lReefActionNetwork, and
theDamsandDevelopmentProject,whichworks
ProgrammeofActionfortheProtectionofthe
challengesrisingfrompost-conflictsituationsand
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REGIONAL COOPERATION
UNEPsDivisionofRegionalCooperation(DRC)helps
toimplementUNEPsglobalprogrammesintheregions
byinitiating,coordinatingandcatalyzingregional
andsub-regionalcooperationandactioninresponse
toenvironmenta lproblemsandemergencies. The
divisioncoordina tes theworkofsixregionaloffices
whichbringregionalperspectivestothedevelopmentof
UNEPpoliciesandprogrammesandpresentandenlist
supportforUNEPglobalpoliciesintheregions.
DRChelpsinthedevelopmentofpoliciesand
programmesonglobalandregionalenvironmental
issuesbetweenandwithingovernmentsintheregions;
andprovidesadvisoryservicestohelpgovernmentstranslateglobalenvironmentalcommitmentsinto
nationalaction.DRCalsoworkstoraisepublic
awarenessofenvironmentalissuesandcreatea
consistencyforenvironmentalaction;promote
cooperationbetweenUNEP,non-governmental
organizationsandtheprivatesector,andbroadenthe
constituencyofUNEP.
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS
UNEPsDivisionofEnvironmentalConventions(DEC)workstoensure
thesustainabilityofecosystemservicesfortheequitablebenefitof
currentandfuturegenerationsbystrengtheningtheimplementationof
multilateralenvironmenta lagreements(MEAs). Itdoesthisthrough
promotingimprovedcompliancewithandenforcementofMEAs
(takingintoaccounttheautonomousdecisionmakingauthorityofthe
ConferencesofPartiesofMEAs).
WiththeproliferationofglobalandregionalMEAs,thereisagrowing
needforastrategicapproachtoincreasecollaboration,andfor
moreeffectiveandefficientimplementa tion. DECsupportsMEA
implementationthroughtheenhancementofsynergiesandinterlinkages
andthedevelopmentofpartnershipsamongtheMEAs,scientificbodies,
global,regionalandnationalstakeholders,andUNEP.
DEChelpstostrengthencapacityindevelopingcountriesandcountries
witheconomiesintransitionsotheycancomplywiththeprovisions
oftheMEAsinasynergisticmanner,anditsupportstheapplication
ofscientific knowledgeforenvironmenta lprotectionthroughtechnical
research,partnershipbuildingandthejointimplementationof
programmeswithMEAstakeholders.
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environmentfordevelopment
behaviouranddecisionsrelatedtothelocalandglobal
worldwide.
throughthemedia,theInternet,audiovisualand
forchildrenandyouth. Conferences,a wa reness
campaignsandothereventscombinewithta rgeted
publicationsa nda w ebsitetoeducatechildren
andyoutha boutsusta inableliving. Thedivision
environment.
COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
UNEPsDivisionofCommunicationsandPublic
Information(DCPI)communicatesUNEPscoremessagestoallstakeholdersandpartners,raising
environmentalawareness,influencingattitudes,
environment,andenhancingtheprofileofUNEP
DCPIdisseminatesUNEPsenvironmentalmessage
printedproducts,eventssuchasWorldEnvironment
Day,andenvironmentalprizes,includingtheUNEP
SasakawaPrize,ChampionsoftheEarthandtheFocus
onYourWorldphotographiccompetition.
DCPIcoordinatesUNEP sTunzaprogramme
alsomanagesUNEPsprogrammeonsportandthe
Regularconferencesbringtogether
representativesfromthesportinggoods industry, theOlympicmovementandothersportingassociationsto
incorporatesustainabilityintosport.
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TheGEFhelpsdevelopingcountriesa ndthose witheconomiesintransitiontomeet
theagreedincrementalcostsofmeasuresdesignedtoachieveglobalenvironmental
developmenta ndimplementationofGEF-fundedprojects. Asa GEFimplementing
universitiesandresearchinstitutestodeveloptheirprojectideasandtooverseethe
implementationofthework,providingmanagerial,administrativeandtechnical
countries.
strengthenthecapacityofcountriestomeettheirobligationsundertheglobal
environmentalconventions.
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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY COORDINATION
UNEPisoneofthreeimplementingagenciesoftheGlobalEnvironmentFacility
(GEF), a longsidetheWorldBa nka ndtheUNDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP).
benefitsinsixfocalareas:biologicaldiversity,climatechange,internationalwaters,
ozonelayerdepletion,landdegradationandpersistentorganicpollutants(POPs).
UNEPsDivisionofGlobalEnvironmentFacilitycoordinationprovidesthesecretariat
totheScientifica ndTechnicalAdvisoryPa neloftheGEFa ndsupportsthe
agency,UNEPworkswithgovernments,non-governmentalorganizations,
support.UNEPissupportingtheimplementationofmorethan500projectsin152
Capacitybuildingisanimporta ntcomponentofa lmosta llUNEP/GEFprojects . To
thisend,UNEPsupportstheimplementationofnationalenablingactivities,which
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UNEP FINANCING BY SOURCE OF FUNDING 19732005
5UNEPRESOURCESUNEP FINANCING BY SOURCE OF FUNDING 19732005
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ENVIRONMENT FUND ACTIVITIES:UNEP PROGRAMME OF WORK 20042005
ENVIRONMENT FUND:TOP 25 CONTRIBUTORS 20042005
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Female Male Tota l
Afghanistan 1 1
Argentina 1 1
Austria 1 1
Bahra in 4 1 5Bela rus 1 1
Belgium 2 2
Bulgaria 1 1
Burundi 1 1
Canada 22 7 29Chile 1 1
Colombia 2 2
Congo,Dem.Rep. 1 1
Croatia 1 1Cuba 1 1
DominicanRepublic 1 1
ElSalvador 1 1
Ethiopia 3 3France 22 6 28Gambia 1 1
Germany 6 3 9
Greece 9 3 12
Hungary 1 1
India 2 3 5Iraq 1 1
Ireland 1 1 2
Ita ly 1 1
J amaica 7 1 8J apan 7 7
Jordan 1 1
Kenya 149 40 189Lebanon 1 1 2
Mauritius 1 1Mexico 10 2 12
Mongolia 1 1
Morocco 2 2
Netherlands 2 1 3Norway 1 1
Pakistan 1 1
Peru 1 1
Philippines 7 2 9
RepublicofKorea 1 1RussianFederation 4 4
Senega l 1 1Singapore 1 1
Slovenia 1 1
Spain 2 1 3Switzerland 3 3
Tanza nia,
UnitedRep.of 1 1
Thailand 13 2 15Turkey 1 1
Uganda 3 1 4
UnitedKingdom 18 3 21
UnitedStatesof
America 6 6
Venezuela 1 1Zambia 1 1
Total* 330 85 415
UNEP STAFF GENDER TRENDSGENERAL SERVICE CATEGORY
2002-2005
UNEP STAFF GENDER TRENDSPROFESSIONAL CATEGORY
2002-2005
UNEP GENERAL SERVICESTAFF BY NATIONALITY
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*asat31December2005
UNEP PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY NATIONALITY
Lebanon 3 3
Malawi 1 1Malaysia 3 3 6Mali 1 1
Malta 1 1
Mauritania 1 1
Mauritius 1 1Mexico 1 3 4
Morocco 3 1 4
Nepa l 2 2
Netherlands 8 15 23
NewZea land 1 5 6Nigeria 2 1 3
Norway 2 2 4
Pakistan 1 4 5Panama 2 1 3Peru 3 1 4
Philippines 3 1 4
Poland 2 2
RepublicofKorea 3 2 5
RepublicofYemen 1 1RussianFedera tion 6 6
Rwanda 1 1 2
Sa intLucia 1 1
Senegal 1 3 4
Sierra Leone 1 1Singapore 1 1
Slovenia 1 1Somalia 1 1
SouthAfrica 1 3 4Spa in 5 5
SriLanka 2 2
St. VincentandtheGrenadines 1 1
Sudan 1 1
Sweden 6 2 8Switzerland 1 3 4
SyrianArabRepublic 1 1 2
Tanzania ,UnitedRep.of 3 3 6
Tha iland 4 2 6
Togo 1 1
TrinidadandTobago 1 1 2Tunisia 1 1
Turkey 1 1
Uganda 2 6 8Ukra ine 1 1
UnitedKingdom 7 23 30
UnitedSta tesofAmerica 11 17 28
Uruguay 1 1 2
Venezuela 1 2 3VietNam 1 2 3
Zimbabwe 1 3 4
Total* 190 312 502
Female Male TotalFemale Male Total
Albania 1 1
Algeria 1 1
Argentina 3 4 7
Austra lia 4 7 11
Austria 2 2Bahra in 2 2
Bangladesh 2 2
Barbados 1 1 2
Bela rus 1 1Belgium 8 6 14
Bolivia 1 1
Brazil 2 2 4
Bulgaria 1 1 2
Burkina Faso 1 1Cambodia 1 1
Cameroon 2 1 3
Canada 3 14 17
CapeVerde 1 1
Chile 1 1China 2 10 12
Colombia 4 4 8
Comoros 1 1
Congo 1 1Congo,Dem.Rep. 1 1
Costa Rica 1 1
CotedIvoire 1 1
Croatia 1 1
Cuba 3 3Denmark 2 5 7
Djibouti 1 1
Egypt 2 6 8
Estonia 1 1Ethiopia 1 3 4
Fiji 2 2
Finland 5 5 10
France 9 10 19
Gambia 1 1Germany 10 17 27
Ghana 5 5
Guyana 1 1
Honduras 1 1
India 3 9 12Indonesia 1 1
Iran 1 3 4
Ireland 1 2 3
Israel 1 1Ita ly 8 6 14
J amaica 2 2 4
J apan 12 5 17
Kazakhstan 2 1 3
Kenya 14 14 28Kyrgyzstan 1 1
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ThesefiguresrepresentUNEPsta ffwhoholdcontract sofoneyeara ndmore.Theyincludesta ffemployedat UNEP headq uarters,theoffi cesoftheDivisionofTechnology,Industrya ndEconomics(DTIE)inFrance, Switzerlanda ndJ apa n,UNEPRegionalOffices, a ndotheroutpostedoffices.
Theydonotincludethema nyotherstaffw hoa lsoworkatU NEP collabora tingcentresa ndtheU NEP-administeredenvironmenta lconventions.
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UNEP DIVISIONS AND BRANCHES
DIVISION OF EARLY WARNING AND ASSESSMENT(DEWA)Early Warni ng; Environmental Assessment
Division HeadquartersP.O.Box30552
Nairobi00100,Kenya
Phone:+ 254207623231or7624028Fax:+ 254207623943
E-mail:dewa .director@ unep.org
Web: ww w.unep.org/dewa
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEPWCMC)219HuntingdonRoad
CambridgeCB30DL
UnitedKingdomPhone:+ 441223277314
Fax:+ 441223277136
E-mail: directora te@ unep-wcmc.org
Web: ww w.unep-wcmc.org
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)DesignatedAdministrativeAuthority(forJapanand
SeychellesSecretariat)
UNEPWorldConservationMonitoringCentre219HuntingdonRoad
CambridgeCB3ODL
UnitedKingdom
Phone:+ 441223277314Fax:+ 441223277136E-mail: icri_secretariat@ unep.wcmc. org.
Web: ww w.icriforum.org
UNEP Global Environment Monitoring System/Water(GEMS/Water)NationalWaterResearchInstitute
EnvironmentCanada
P.O.B ox5050 ,8 67 LakeshoreRoad,B urlington
OntarioL7R4A6,CanadaPhone: + 19053364919/4935or+ 1905319
6908
Fax: + 19053364582/6230
E-mail:gems@ ec.gc.ca Web:www.gemswater.org
Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA)SE-39182Kalmar,SwedenPhone:+ 46480447353
Fax:+ 46480447355
E-mail:info@ giwa. net
Web:w ww.giwa .net
UNEP/DEWA/GRID-EuropeInternationalEnvironmentHouse
11chemindesAnmones
CH-1219ChtelaineGeneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178294/95
Fax:+ 41229178029
Email:infogrid@ grid.unep.ch
Web:www.grid.unep.ch
UNEP/GRID-Sioux FallsUSGSEROSDataCenter
4791 4252 ndStreet,SiouxFalls,SD5719 8-0001 ,USAPhone:+ 16055946117
Fax:+ 16055946119
Email:info@w ww.na .unep.net
Web: ww w.na .unep.net/index.php3
All UNEP Divisions are located at UNEP Headquarters wit h the excepti on of DTIE.
Internet access to all UNEP Divisions and addi ti onal e-mai l addressesare availabl e from the UNEP web site www.unep.org.
Divisional li st compil ed according to the UNEP Operational Manual (avail able from UNEP, Chief, Programme
Coordination and Management Unit , P.O. Box 305 52 , Nairobi 001 00 , Kenya). Includes branches and uni ts
located outside UNEP Headquar ters and related collaborating centres.
6UNEPADDRESSESUNEP HEADQUARTERSP.O.Box30552Nairobi00100,KenyaPhone:+ 254207621234
Fax:+ 254207623927/692
Telex:2 206 8/2217 3
E-mail: unepinfo@ unep.org
Web:www.unep.org
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UNEP/GRID-ArendalLongumPark,ServiceBox706
N-4808Arendal,NorwayPhone:+ 4737035650
Fax:+ 4737035050
E-ma il: grid@ grida .no
Web:w ww.grida.no
DIVISION OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND LAW(DPDL)Policy Analysis, Development and Partnerships;
Environment al Law; Major Groups and
Stakeholders, Poli cy Coordinati on and Int er-Agency
Affai rs; Environment al Management Group
Division HeadquartersP.O.Box30552Nairobi00100,Kenya
Phone:+ 254207623835
Fax:+ 254207624324
E-ma il: cboelcke.DP DL@ unep.org
Web: Web: w ww.unep.org/dpdl
UNEP New York OfficeTwoUnitedNationsP laza, RoomDC2-803,
NewYork, NY10017 ,USAPhone:+ 12129638210
Fax:+ 12129637341
E-ma il: [email protected]
Web: ww w.nyo.unep.org
Secretariat of the Environmental ManagementGroupInternationalEnvironmentHouse
11-13chemindesAnmones
CH-1219Chtelaine,Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178693
Fax:+ 41227973420
E-mail:emg@ unep.ch
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYIMPLEMENTATION (DEPI)Capacit y Bui ldi ng; Global Programme of Action for
the Protecti on of the Marine Environment (GPA);
Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans;
Post Conflict Assessment; Di saster Management ;Impl ementat ion of Environment al Law, Dams and
Development Project
Division HeadquartersP.O.Box30552
Nairobi00100,Kenya
Phone:+ 254207623508Fax:+ 254207624249
E-ma il: depi@ unep.org
Web: w ww.unep.org/depi
Global Programme of ActionP.O.Box16227,2500BE
TheHague, TheNetherlands
Phone:+ 31703114460/1
Fax:+ 31703456648E-mail:gpa@ unep.nl
Web:w ww.gpa .unep.org
Post-Conflict Assessment UnitInternationalEnvironmentHouse
11chemindesAnmones,CH-1219Chtelaine,
Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178530
Fax:+ 41229178064
E-mail:postconflict@ unep.chWeb:w ww.postconflict.unep.ch
UNEP/OCHA Environmental Emergencies SectionOCHA-GenevaPalaisdesNations
CH-1211Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229171142
Fax:+ 41229070257
E-mail: ocha unep@ un.orgWeb: ww w.reliefweb. int/ocha unep
UNEP Collaborating Centre on Water andEnvironment (UCC-Water)AgernAlle52970Hoersholm,Denmark
Phone:+ 4545169200
Fax:+ 4545169292
Email: ucc-wa ter@d hi.dkWeb: ww w.ucc-wa ter.org
DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY ANDECONOMICS (DTIE)Production and Consumpt ion; Energy; OzonAction;
Internat ional Environment al Technology Centre
(IETC); Chemicals; Economics and Trade
Division Headquarters39-43QuaiAndrCitron
75739ParisCedex15,France
Phone:+ 33144371450
Fax:+ 33144371474E-mail: unep.tie@ unep.fr
Web: ww w.unep.fr
International Environmental Technology Centre(IETC)2-110RyokuchiKoen
Tsurumi-ku,Osaka538-003 6, J apa n
Phone:+ 81669154581
Fax:+ 81669150304E-mail: ietc@ unep.or.jp
Web: ww w.unep.or.jp
Chemicals BranchInternationalEnvironmentHouse11-13chemindesAnmones
CH-1219Chtelaine,
Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178192
Fax:+ 41227973460E-mail:chemicals@ unep.ch
Web:w ww.chem. unep.ch
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Economics and Trade BranchInternationalEnvironmentHouse
11-13chemindesAnmones
CH-1219Chtelaine,
Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178243Fax:+ 41229178076
E-mail:etb@ unep.ch
Web: ww w.unep.ch/etb
UNEP/UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force onTrade, Environment and Development (CBTF)InternationalEnvironmentHouse
11-13chemindesAnmones
CH-1219Chtelaine,Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178298
Fax:+ 41229178076
E-mail:cbtf@ unep.ch
Web: ww w.unep-uncta d.org/cbtf
UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy andEnvironment (UCCEE)RisoeNationalLaboratory,Bldg.142Frederiksborgvej399
P.O.Box49DK4000Roskilde,Denmark
Phone:+ 4546322288
Fax:+ 4546321999
E-ma il: John.Christensen@ risoe.dkWeb:www.uccee.org
DIVISION OF REGIONAL COOPERATION (DRC)Coordinat ion of Regional Activit ies. Regional
Offices: Africa; Europe; Asia and t he Pacific; WestAsia; Latin America and the Caribbean; North
America
Division HeadquartersP.O.Box30552
Nairobi00100,Kenya
Phone:+ 254207623727
Fax:+ 254207624270
E-ma il: cristina. boelcke@ unep.orgWeb: w ww.unep.org/drc
Regional Office for Africa (ROA)
P.O.Box30552Nairobi00100,Kenya
Phone:+ 254207624284
Fax:+ 254207623928
E-ma il: sekou.toure@ unep.org
Web: w ww.unep.org/roa
Liaison Office with the African UnionECANewBuilding
4thFloor,No.4NC4-4N13P.O.Box3001,AddisAbaba,Ethiopia
Phone:+ 2511443431
Fax:+ 2511521633
E-mail:unepoffice@ uneca.org
Regional Office for Europe (ROE)InternationalEnvironmentHouse
9-11chemindesAnmones
CH-1219Chtelaine,
Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178276Fax:+ 41229178024
E-mail: roe@ unep.ch
Web: w ww.unep.ch/roe
Liaison Office with the European Union14rueMontoyer,2ndfloor
B-1000Brussels,Belgium
Phone:+ 3222133050
Fax:3222133051E-mail: [email protected]
UNEP Moscow Office28,Ostozhenkastr.
119034Moscow,Russia
Phone:+ 70957872156Fax:+ 70957877763
E-mail:gudyma.unep@ undp.ru
Interim Secretariat of the Carpathian ConventionUNEP, Vienna/ISCCRoomJ OE2 5
P.O.Box500
A-1400Vienna,Austria
Phone:+ 43126060-4545Fax:+ 43126060-6730
E-mail: ha rald.egerer@ unvienna. org
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP)
UnitedNationsBuildingRajdamnernNokAvenue
10 thFloor,B-Block
Ba ngkok10200, Thailand
Phone:+ 6622816101or2881870Fax:+ 6622803829
E-mail:a svathitanonta@ un.org
Web: ww w.roap. unep.org
UNEP China Office2LiangmaheNalu(Road)
Beijing100600,P.R.China
Phone:+ 8610653-23731 ext. 219
Fax:+ 8610653-22567E-mail:wenjuan.zhang@ public.un.org.cn
Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)P.O.Box10880
Manama,KingdomofBahrainPhone:+ 97317812777
Fax:+ 97317825110/825111
E-mail:uneprowa @ unep.org.bh
Web:w ww.unep.org.bh
Liaison Office with the Arab LeagueP.O.Box22
Cairo,EgyptPhone:+ 202706044and3605234Fax:+ 202700658
E-mail: unep-allo@ link.net
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Regional Office for Latin America and theCaribbean (ROLAC)BoulevarddelosVirreyesNo.155
Col.LomasVirreyes,AP10793
11000Mexico,D.F.Mexico
Phone:+ 52555249-5000/5202-6394/
5202-4841Fax:+ 52555202-0950
E-mail:ricardo.sanchez@ pnuma.org
Web:w ww.rolac.pnuma.org
UNEP Brazil OfficeSCNQ.2BlocoA11andar
Brasilia DF,Bra zil
Phone: + 55613292113/556130389233
Fax:+ 5561-30389239E-ma il: unep.brazil@ undp.org.br
Regional Office for North America (RONA)UNEP,1 707HS t.NW,Suite300
WashingtonD.C.200 06, USAPhone:+ 12027850465
Fax:+ 12027852096
E-ma il: brennan.va ndyke@ rona.unep.org
Web: ww w.rona. unep.org
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS(DEC)Global Environment al Conventi ons;
Division HeadquartersP.O.Box30552
Nairobi00100,Kenya
Phone:+ 254207623283Fax:+ 254207624300
E-mail:dec@ unep.org
Web: w ww.unep.org/dec
Information Unit for Conventions (Geneva)InternationalEnvironmentHouse
11chemindesAnmones
CH-1219Chtelaine
Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178244Fax:+ 41227973464
E-mail:michael.williams@ unep.ch
Regional Seas Coordinating OfficeUNEP-admini stered Regional Seas Programmes:
Medit erranean (Barcelona Convention); West
and Central Afri ca (Abidj an Convention); Wider
Caribbean (Cartagena Conventi on); Eastern
Africa (Nair obi Convention); North West Pacific;
Asian Seas; North East Pacific (int erim/parti al
administrat ion by UNEP); Caspian Seas (Tehran
Conventioninterim administrat ion by UNEP)
P.O.Box30552Nairobi,Kenya
Phone:+ 254207624544or7624033
Fax:+ 254207624618E-ma il:Ellik.Adler@ unep.org
Web: ww w.unep.ch/seas
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) SecretariatC/oWMO7bis, Avenuedela Pa ix
C.P.No2300,1211
Geneva2,Switzerland
Phone:+ 412273982088254
Fax:+ 41227398025or8013E-mail:ipcc_sec@ gatew ay.wmo.ch
Web:w ww.ipcc.ch
UNEP-ADMINISTERED CONVENTIONSECRETARIATS
SecretariatoftheConventiononBiological
Diversity(CBD)
393StJacquesStreet,Office300Montral,Qubec,CanadaH2Y1N9
Phone:+ 15142882220
Fax:+ 15142886588
E-mail: secretariat@ biodiv.org
Web: ww w.biodiv.org
Secretariat of the Convention onInternational Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)InternationalEnvironmentHouse
11-13chemindesAnmones
CH-1219Chtelaine,
Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178139/40Fax:+ 41227973417
E-mail:cites@ unep.ch
Web: ww w.cites. org
Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for theImplementation of the Montreal Protocol1800McGillCollegeAvenue,27thFloor
Montreal,Quebec,CanadaH3A3J6
Phone:+ 15142821122Fax:+ 15142820068
E-mail: secretariat@ unmfs.org
Secretariat of the Vienna Convention andthe Montreal Protocol (Ozone Secretariat)LocatedatUNEPHQ
Phone:+ 254207623851
Fax:+ 254207623601/7623913
E-mail: ozoneinfo@ unep.orgWeb: w ww.unep.org/ozone
Secretariat of the Convention on theConservation of Migratory Species of WildAnimals (CMS)UnitedNationsPremisesinBonn
Martin-Luther-King-Str.8
53175Bonn,Germany
Phone:+ 492288152401/2Fax:+ 492288152449
E-mail:cms@ unep.de
Web: ww w.w cmc.org.uk/cms
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Interim Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention on thePrior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain HazardousChemicals and Pesticides in International TradeInternationalEnvironmentHouse
11-13chemindesAnmones
CH-1219Chtelaine,
Geneva,SwitzerlandPhone:+ 41229178183
Fax:+ 41227973460E-mail:pic@ unep.ch
Web:www.pic.int
Secretariat of the Basel ConventionInternationalEnvironmentHouse
11-13chemindesAnmones
CH-1219Chtelaine
Geneva,SwitzerlandPhone:+ 41229178218
Fax:+ 41227973454
E-mail:sbc@ unep.ch
Web:w ww.ba sel.int
Interim Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention onPersistent Organic PollutantsInternationalEnvironmentHouse
11-13chemindesAnmonesCH-1219Chtelaine
Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178191
Fax:+ 41227973460E-mail:pops@ unep.ch
Web:www.pops.int
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of
Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)ViennaInternationalCentre
P.OBox500
A-1400Vienna,Austria
Phone:+ 431260604330
Fax:+ 431260604330E-ma il: unscear@ unscear.ord
Web:www.unscear.org
DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLICINFORMATION (DCPI)Media Services; Audio-visual and Graphics; Outreach
and Special Events; Children and Youth / Sport s and the
Environment; Library and Documentation; Publishing
Division HeadquartersP.O.Box30552
Nairobi00100,Kenya
Phone:+ 254207623293Fax:+ 254207623927/692
E-ma il: unepinfo@ unep.org
Web:www.unep.org
UNEP PublicationsSMI(DistributionService)Ltd
P.O.Box119
Stevenage
HertsSG I4TP UnitedKingdom
Tel:4 41 438 74 811 1Fax:441438748844
Email:orders@ earthprint.com
Web:www.earthprint.com
DIVISION OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTFACILITY COORDINATION (DGEF)Biodiversit y/Biosafety; International Waters;
Persistent Organic Pollutants; Climate
Change/Ozone Depleti on; Land Degradation;
Medium Size Projects; Scientific and
Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) Secretariat
Division HeadquartersP.O.Box30552
Nairobi00100,Kenya
Phone:+ 254207624165Fax:+ 254207624041
E-mail:a hmed.djoghlaf@ unep.org
Web: w ww.unep.org/gef
UNEP/GEF Liaison Office, Washington DC1707HStreet,NWSuite300
Washington,DC 2000 6
Phone:+ 12029741312
Fax:+ 12022232004
E-ma il: kristin.mclaughlin@ rona.unep. org
UNEP/GEF Project on Development ofNational Biosafety FrameworksInternationalEnvironmentHouse11-13chemindesAnmones
CH-1219Chtelaine
Geneva,Switzerland
Phone:+ 41229178410Fax:+ 41229178070
E-mail:biosafety@ unep.ch
Web: ww w.unep.ch/biosafety
UNEP/GEF Project on ReversingEnvironmental Degradation Trends in theSouth China Sea and Gulf of ThailandUNEP/GEFProject Co-ordina tingUnit
UnitedNationsBuilding2ndFloor,BlockB
RajdamnernAvenue,Bangkok10200,Tha iland
Phone:+ 6622881886
Fax:+ 662288-1094or2812428
E-ma il: pernetta@ un.orgWeb:www.unepscs.org
GEF Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel
(STAP) SecretariatUNEP,1 707 HSt. NW,Suite300 WashingtonD.C.20006 ,US A
Phone:+ 1202974-1311
Fax:+ 1202223-2004
E-mail:guada lupe.duron@ rona. unep.orgWebsite: http: //sta pgef.unep. org
and
P.O.Box30552
Nairobi00100,Kenya
Phone:+ 254207624159Fax:+ 254207623140
E-ma il: anne-marie.verbeken@ unep.org
Web: ht tp://sta pgef.unep. org
unepaddresses
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