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ORGANIZATION PROFILE


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CONTENTS

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2. GOVERNANCE

UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION

3.

MILESTONES 1972-2005

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UNEP AROUND THE WORLD

UNEP STRUCTURE

UNEP IN ACTION

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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

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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.

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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.

MonicaAlexandraTerranz

asGalvan/UNEP

mikhailKhodab/UNEP

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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

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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

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MILESTONES 1972-2005

1972:

1973:

1975:

1979:

1985:

1987:

1988:

assessinformationrelatedtohuman-inducedclimatechange

1989:

1991:

1992:

Bortisciblamcoreet

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

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herkheulidze/UNEP

UNEP

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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.

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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


UNEP

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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

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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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environment for development

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

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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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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

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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


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


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


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


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


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;


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


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

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