UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme (Room 115 Until 13:00, 032 After Lunch - End)

 

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an agency of the United Nations that coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded by Maurice Strong, its first director, as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in the Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. 

 

Its activities cover a wide range of issues regarding the atmosphere, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, environmental governance and green economy. It has played a significant role in developing international environmental conventions, promoting environmental science and information and illustrating the way those can be implemented in conjunction with policy, working on the development and implementation of policy with national governments, regional institutions in conjunction with environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs). UNEP has also been active in funding and implementing environment related development projects.

The winner of Miss Earth beauty pageant serves as the spokesperson of UNEP.

 

 

http://www.unep.org/

 

United Nations Environment Programme taken from Wikipedia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Environment_Programme