A United Nations Environment Organization

Publication: Book Section
Citation: Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils and Markus Knigge 2007: "A United Nations Environment Organization", in: Lydia Swart and Estelle Perry (eds.): Global Environmental Governance - Perspectives on the Current Debate. New York: Center for UN Reform Education, 124-141.

The European Union (EU) made a proposal to upgrade the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to a UN Environment Organization (UNEO). This book chapter by Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf and Markus Knigge places the proposal in the broader political debate, by summarizing the most relevant initiatives in the context of the ongoing UN reform process. The chapter discusses the main differences between UNEP and a potential UNEO and presents the arguments for and against the upgrade of UNEP to a UNEO.

Language: English
Authorship: Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

Markus Knigge
Published in: Book: Global Environmental Governance – Perspectives on the Current Debate
Published by: Center for U.N. Reform Education, United States
Year: 2007
Dimension: 18 pp.
ISBN: 1-8811520-17-1
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

    Introduction
    Reforming the UN - the Broader Political Context
    Core features of a UNEO
    Legal Basis: UNEO as a Specialized Agency
    UNEO: Institutional Design
    Plenary Organ
    Executive Organ
    Secretariat
    Decision-making process
    UNEO: Mandate and Functions
    UNEO: Funding
    What are the differences between a UNEO and UNEP? Mandate
    Secretariat
    Plenary Organ
    Coordination bodies
    Funding
    Would a UNEO perform better than UNEP?
    Current State of the Debate on a UNEO
Keywords: Governance

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