Publication

A United Nations Environment Organization

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 on-going 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.

The book chapter is available for download on the website of the Center for UN Reform Education.

Main Link

Bookchapter: Global Environmental Governance: Perspectives on the Current Debate [pdf, 113 KB, English]

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.

Language

Author(s)

Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf
Markus Knigge

Year

2007

Published In

Book: Global Environmental Governance – Perspectives on the Current Debate

ISBN

1-8811520-17-1

Dimension

18 pp.

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

European Union, EU, UNEP, UNEO, UN, reform, IEG, international, environmental, governance, upgrade, institution,