United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

About UNEP:

• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972.
• It has headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
• UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices.
• The activities of UNEP cover a wide range of issues regarding the atmosphere, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, environmental governance and green economy.
• UNEP has also been active in funding and implementing environment related development projects. UNEP has aided in the formulation of guidelines and treaties on issues such as the international trade in potentially harmful chemicals, transboundary air pollution, and contamination of international waterways.
• The World Meteorological Organization and UNEP established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988.
• UNEP is also one of several Implementing Agencies for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, and it is also a member of the United Nations Development Group.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements about UN-Environment Programme (UNEP)
1.UNEP was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, 1972
2.IUCN and UNEP established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
3.UNEP is also one of several Implementing Agencies for the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Which among the above statements is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)1 and 3 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3

Answer to Prelims Question