United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): UPSC Mind Map
Interactive mind map for United Nation environment program, covering key concepts, relationships, and facts relevant to UPSC Prelims and Mains preparation.
Key Concepts in this Mind Map
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- - Establishment
- - 1972
- - Stockholm Conference on Human Environment
- - UN General Assembly Resolution 2997
- - Head: Executive Director (currently Inger Andersen)
- - Headquarters
- - Nairobi, Kenya (only UN HQ in Global South)
- - Mandate & Role
- - Global environmental authority
- - Sets global environmental agenda
- - Promotes coherent implementation of environmental dimension of sustainable development
- - Advocate for global environment protection
- - Key Governing Body
- - UN Environment Assembly (UNEA)
- - Universal membership (all 193 UN member states)
- - World's highest-level decision-making body on the environment
- - Core Functions
- - Environmental assessment
- - Policy development and implementation
- - Capacity building
- - Advocacy and outreach
- - Coordination of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)
- - Major Conventions/Agreements (Secretariat/Instrumental Role)
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